Associations to the word «Plaza»

Wiktionary

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.

Dictionary definition

PLAZA, noun. A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place".
PLAZA, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats