An open space in a town, a public square, a marketplace. Obsolete.

In specific uses, chiefly with the. In the ancient world: the public square or forum of a town or city. Obsolete.

Roman History. The public place or marketplace of a city. In ancient Rome the place of assembly for judicial and other public business.

= pomerium, n.

A public square or marketplace, esp. one in an Italian town; any similar open public space surrounded by buildings. Also figurative and in…

A public open space where people can assemble, esp. a marketplace, originally in the ancient Greek world; the structures enclosing such a space.

The strip of ground marking the formal, religiously constituted boundary of a Roman city. Also in extended use.

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a public square, a marketplace.

An open space or area (approximately quadrilateral and rectangular) in a town or city, enclosed by buildings or dwelling-houses, esp. of a superior…

A small piazza in an Italian town.

(with the) the principal square (square, n. 12a) in a town, often centrally located and used for markets, festivals, etc.

In France (and occasionally other countries): a square in a town. Frequently in proper names.

In ancient Athens: the public place of assembly, a semicircular level cut out of the side of a hill west of the Acropolis.

In Mexico, a public square, a plaza.

Originally and chiefly North American. A large paved area surrounded by or adjacent to shops and businesses, usually designed as a feature of a…