Search Result for "plaza": 
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a public square with room for pedestrians;
- Example: "they met at Elm Plaza"
- Example: "Grosvenor Place"
[syn: plaza, 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;
- Example: "a good plaza should have a movie house"
- Example: "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
[syn: plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plaza
    n 1: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm
         Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: plaza, 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: plaza, mall, center, shopping mall,
       shopping center, shopping centre]