Definition of plaza Plaza

/plɑˈzʌ/ - [plazu] - pla•za

We found 7 definitions of plaza from 5 different sources.

What does plaza mean?

Noun Plural: plazas
plaza - 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"
		mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre
		mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet a place of business for retailing goods
plaza - a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
		place, piazza

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plaza (Noun)
A town’s public square.
plaza (Noun)
An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open public space in a city, such as a city square. In Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each city had three things: the cathedral, the "cabildo" or administrative center, and the "audiencia" or law court. The plaza might be large enough to serve as a military parade ground. At times of crisis or fiesta, it was a space where many people could be together at once. Similar to Italian piazzas, plazas are still a center of community life, like the market-place.

Most colonial cities in Spanish America were planned around a square "plaza de armas", where troops could gather.

A "plaza de toros" is a bullring.

Shopping center.

The first shopping center in the United States, opened in Kansas City, Missouri in 1922, was called "Country Club Plaza" and had Spanish-style architectural details. More recently, "plaza" has been used to describe a shopping center, similar to a shopping mall. Calling a shopping center a "plaza" is to give the idea of a center of cultural life.

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plaza in sign language