Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈplaθa/

Line drawing of plaza
Coloured illustration of plaza
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Translation

square, place, seat

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin plattea, from Latin platea ('broad street, open space'), from Greek plateia ('broad'). English 'place' and Italian 'piazza' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
platea
English cognates
place, piazza

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralplazas

Examples

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Let's meet in the town square.

.

The square was full of people.

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There are still free places on the course.

Reservé .

I reserved a space in the car park.

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The children play in the square every afternoon.

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This word is part of lesson 45.