piazza

[ pee-az-uh, -ah-zuh or, for 1, 3 especially British, pee-at-suh, -aht-; for 1 also Italian pyaht-tsah ]

/ piˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or, for 1, 3 especially British, piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; for 1 also Italian ˈpyɑt tsɑ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR piazza ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural pi·az·zas, Italian piaz·ze [pyaht-tse]. /ˈpyɑt tsɛ/.

an open square or public place in a city or town, especially in Italy.

Chiefly New England and Inland South. a large porch on a house; veranda.

Chiefly British. an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building.

Origin of piazza

1575–85; <Italian <Latin platēa courtyard, originally, street <Greek plateîa, noun use of feminine of platýsflat¹. See place

OTHER WORDS FROM piazza

pi·az·zaed, adjectivepi·az·zi·an, adjective

Words nearby piazza

Piat, Piatigorsky, Piatra Neamt, Piauí, Piave, piazza, Piazzi, pibal, pibgorn, piblokto, pibroch

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Example sentences from the Web for piazza

Piazza talks to Sister Madonna Buder, the “Iron Nun,” who is the oldest person to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon.
The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns|William O’Connor|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They would not be able to devote themselves so completely to service if they had a husband or kids,” asserts Piazza.
The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns|William O’Connor|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I kept thinking, wow, nobody is telling the real story, which is all the good these women are doing,” says Piazza.
The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns|William O’Connor|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He spent most of his time trying to impress me,” Campbell tells Piazza about a meeting with Ryan.
The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns|William O’Connor|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I met Michael Winterbottom at the Rosati café in Piazza del Popolo in Rome in the spring of 2010.
What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Out from this window the little feet could trot upon the guarded roof of a piazza.
An American Girl Abroad|Adeline Trafton
But not all the feet in the Piazza were hastening towards the steps.
Romola|George Eliot
I went yesterday to the Piazza del Quirinale to see the royal processions come out of the palace and had a fine coign of vantage.
Polly the Pagan|Isabel Anderson
Minnie, looking as fresh and sweet as ever, was on the piazza, and when the car stopped she hurried down the garden walk.
The Rover Boys in Business|Arthur M. Winfield
All the medieval enthusiasms are reviewed and criticised from the standpoint of the Florentine bottega and piazza.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for piazza

piazza

/ (pɪˈætsə, -ˈædzə, Italian ˈpjattsa) /

noun

a large open square in an Italian town

mainly British a covered passageway or gallery

Word Origin for piazza

C16: from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for piazza

piazza

[ (pee-az-uh, pee-ah-zuh, pee-aht-suh) ]

An open square, especially in a city or town in Italy.

单词	piazza
释义	piazza [ pee-az-uh, -ah-zuh or, for 1, 3 especially British, pee-at-suh, -aht-; for 1 also Italian pyaht-tsah ] / piˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or, for 1, 3 especially British, piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; for 1 also Italian ˈpyɑt tsɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piazza ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pi·az·zas, Italian piaz·ze [pyaht-tse]. /ˈpyɑt tsɛ/. an open square or public place in a city or town, especially in Italy. Chiefly New England and Inland South. a large porch on a house; veranda. Chiefly British. an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building. Origin of piazza 1575–85; <Italian <Latin platēa courtyard, originally, street <Greek plateîa, noun use of feminine of platýsflat¹. See place OTHER WORDS FROM piazza pi·az·zaed, adjectivepi·az·zi·an, adjective Words nearby piazza Piat, Piatigorsky, Piatra Neamt, Piauí, Piave, piazza, Piazzi, pibal, pibgorn, piblokto, pibroch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piazza Piazza talks to Sister Madonna Buder, the “Iron Nun,” who is the oldest person to ever finish an Ironman Triathlon. The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns\|William O’Connor\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “They would not be able to devote themselves so completely to service if they had a husband or kids,” asserts Piazza. The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns\|William O’Connor\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “I kept thinking, wow, nobody is telling the real story, which is all the good these women are doing,” says Piazza. The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns\|William O’Connor\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “He spent most of his time trying to impress me,” Campbell tells Piazza about a meeting with Ryan. The World Would Go to Hell Without Nuns\|William O’Connor\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I met Michael Winterbottom at the Rosati café in Piazza del Popolo in Rome in the spring of 2010. What It's Like to Watch Kate Beckinsale Play You in a Movie\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|September 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Out from this window the little feet could trot upon the guarded roof of a piazza. An American Girl Abroad\|Adeline Trafton But not all the feet in the Piazza were hastening towards the steps. Romola\|George Eliot I went yesterday to the Piazza del Quirinale to see the royal processions come out of the palace and had a fine coign of vantage. Polly the Pagan\|Isabel Anderson Minnie, looking as fresh and sweet as ever, was on the piazza, and when the car stopped she hurried down the garden walk. The Rover Boys in Business\|Arthur M. Winfield All the medieval enthusiasms are reviewed and criticised from the standpoint of the Florentine bottega and piazza. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for piazza piazza / (pɪˈætsə, -ˈædzə, Italian ˈpjattsa) / noun a large open square in an Italian town mainly British a covered passageway or gallery Word Origin for piazza C16: from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to piazza stoop, square, portico, patio, colonnade, balcony, veranda Cultural definitions for piazza piazza [ (pee-az-uh, pee-ah-zuh, pee-aht-suh) ] An open square, especially in a city or town in Italy. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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piazza

noun, plural pi·az·zas, Italian piaz·ze [pyaht-tse]. /ˈpyɑt tsɛ/.

Origin of piazza

OTHER WORDS FROM piazza

Words nearby piazza

Example sentences from the Web for piazza

British Dictionary definitions for piazza

noun

Word Origin for piazza

Words related to piazza

Cultural definitions for piazza