Plaza

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plaza \Pla"za\, n. [Sp. See {Place}.]
     A public square in a city or town.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  plaza
       n 1: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm
            Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: {place}, {piazza}]
       2: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
          landscaped complex of shops representing leading
          merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a
          convenient parking area; a modern version of the
          traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie
          house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
          [syn: {mall}, {center}, {shopping mall}, {shopping center},
           {shopping centre}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "plaza":
     agora, auto show, bazaar, boat show, campo, commercial complex,
     emporium, exposition, fair, flea fair, flea market, forum, green,
     market, market cross, market overt, marketplace, mart, open market,
     piazza, place, rialto, shopping center, shopping mall,
     shopping plaza, show, square, staple, street market, trade fair
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Plaza, ND (city, FIPS 62980)
    Location: 48.02564 N, 101.95935 W
    Population (1990): 193 (126 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58771
  Plaza, TN
    Zip code(s): 37110

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Plaza, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    167
     Housing Units (2000): 115
     Land area (2000):     1.122876 sq. miles (2.908236 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.012702 sq. miles (0.032897 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.135578 sq. miles (2.941133 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            62980
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             48.024807 N, 101.960556 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58771
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Plaza, ND
      Plaza