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Plazas (Topical Term)

Number of records used in: 5
Preferred form: Plazas
Used for/see from:
  • City squares
  • Piazzas
  • Piazze
  • Public squares
  • Quadrangles (Plazas)
  • Quads (Plazas)
  • Squares, City
  • Squares, Public
See also:

Web. 3 (piazza, pl. piazzas or piazze: an open square in an Italian or other European city; quad : quadrangle; quadrangle 2a: a square or quadrangular enclosure or court esp. when surrounded by buildings (as in some schools and colleges))

The Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (quad: A quadrangle; quadrangle 2a: A rectangular area surrounded on all four sides by buildings)

Random House Webster's unabr. dict., c1997 (quad¹, n. Informal. a quadrangle, as on a college campus; quadrangle 2. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus)