Meaning & use
piazza
An open public square, especially in an Italian town or city, often surrounded by buildings.
See it in a sentence
Tourists gathered in the piazza to watch street performers near the fountain.
Cafes lined the edges of the piazza, filled with people enjoying espresso in the sun.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Italian; in some American regional dialects, it can also mean a porch or veranda.
Words with a similar meaning
squareplaza
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