(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:59:41

Pi*az"za (?), n.; 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.

 

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