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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Piazza \Pi*az"za\, noun; pl. {Piazzas}. [It., place, square, market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See {Place}.] An open square in a European town, especially an Italian town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied to a veranda.
We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
piazza
noun: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: {plaza}, {place}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "piazza": agora, campo, forum, gallery, lanai, market, market cross, marketplace, mart, patio, place, plaza, porch, rialto, sleeping porch, solarium, square, stoop, sun porch, veranda
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