Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Plaza |
PlazaNoun1. A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place". 2. Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "plaza" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Plaza \Pla"za\, noun. [from Spanish expression See Place.]. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Plaza is a Spanish word that describes an open public space such as a town square. More recently it has been used to describe a shopping complex, similar to a shopping mall. The name is generally applied to a single building, often with a hotel or office tower above, while a mall more often refers to multiple buildings or a street.Examples: Pantip Plaza, Clinton Plaza, Central Plaza, Hong Kong, Schiphol Plaza.
Most colonial cities in Spanish America were planned around a square plaza de armas, surrounded by the governor's palace and the main church.
A plaza de toros is a bullfighting arena.
Fictional example: Nakatomi Plaza
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Plaza."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Plaza is a city located in Mountrail County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 167.Geography
Plaza is located at 48°1'29" North, 101°57'38" West (48.024807, -101.960556)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.88% is water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 167 people, 80 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density is 57.6/km² (148.7/mi²). There are 115 housing units at an average density of 39.6/km² (102.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.02% White, 0.00% African American, 8.38% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 80 households out of which 25.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 6.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% are non-families. 38.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 25.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.09 and the average family size is 2.77. In the city the population is spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 116.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 109.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $22,143, and the median income for a family is $29,063. Males have a median income of $24,107 versus $14,375 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,356. 7.3% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 26.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Plaza, North Dakota."
Synonyms: PlazaSynonyms: center (n), mall (n), piazza (n), place (n), shopping center (n), shopping mall (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Plaza |
| English words defined with "plaza": center ♦ mall ♦ shopping center, shopping mall. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "plaza": plug-in ♦ SHEP. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "plaza": Place. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Plaza" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Italian (Plaza), Macedonian (beach), Spanish (arena, lieu, Piazza, place, Plaza, pp, public square, seat, square), Turkish (Plaza). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | The Plaza hotel (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson) I'm in love with a man-- Plaza Oh- Double four- Double Three (Bells Are Ringing; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) | |
Lyrics | I went to One Trump Plaza on their asses' (Hey Papi; performing artist: Jay-Z) But best of all, we went to the Plaza de Toros (In Old Mexico; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Eloise at the Plaza (2003) Plaza al sol (1974) Nuevo en esta plaza (1966) Plaza de oriente (1963) Park Plaza 605 (1953) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title | ||
References |
| ||
Books |
| ||
Periodicals |
| ||
Theater & Movies | |||
High Tech |
| ||
Consumer Goods | |||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown is EPN (Executive Plaza North), one of NIH's satellite office buildings located in Rockville, Maryland. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |  | Shown are EPN and EPS, (Executive Plaza North and Executive Plaza South), two of NIH's satellite office buildings located in Rockville, Maryland. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | The military plaza at San Antonio, Texas. In: "United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory ...." Washington. 1857. Volume I. Frontispiece. Library Call Number F786 .U45 1857. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | The Plaza and Church of El Paso. In: "United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory ...." Washington. 1857. Volume I. P.92 Library Call Number F786 .U45 1857. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Gurdev Singh Sandhu in traditional Indian dress outside of the child care facility at Mahal Plaza in California. Credit: USDA. |  | [View across plaza from church steps, Guayama, Puerto Rico]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | View in El Caney, Refugees From Santiago, filling the Plaza, July 5, 98. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Tex.). Plaza with central pool surrounded by two story structures with tiled hip roofs connected by arcades. Perspective sketch study. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Botanical Gardens ; Washington Monument ; Smithsonian ; Wet day on the plaza. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Autogiro lands and takes off from Capitol plaza / p. Credit: Library of Congress; photo by Underwood and Underwood.. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
 |  |
| "Dealey Plaza 1" by Sydney Fulbright Commentary: "Dealey Plaza - Dallas Texas." | "Horton Plaza" by Erika Thorpe Commentary: "Entrance to Horton Plaza shopping complex in downtown San Diego, the colorful obelisk was built by the artist Joan Brown." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The area lining Plaza Roma, which includes projects such as the Bouchard Tower (36,000 m2), the Fortabat Building (17,000 m2) or the Republica Building (35,000 m2), comprises one of the most popular growth hubs in the Buenos Aires area. The market is further enhanced by the introduction of offices in the residential neighborhoods of Palermo and Belgrano, where some of the more prominent small and medium-sized firms are beginning to locate. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Cameroon | On March 8, at the Douala Les Portiques Plaza, security forces violently dispersed another demonstration on behalf of the Bepanda 9, beat demonstrators, and destroyed their placards. (references) |
Argentina | Investigations to determine responsibility for the deaths of demonstrators near the Plaza de Mayo were begun immediately in the wake of public and congressional charges of police violence and repression. (references) | |
Argentina | Police ultimately moved to disperse demonstrators on the Plaza de Mayo. (references) | |
Economic History | Brunei Darussalam | The U.S. Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan is located on the third floor of Teck Guan Plaza, at the corner of Jalan Sultan and Jalan MacArthur; Tel: 673-2-229670; Fax: 673-2-225293; E-mail: amembsb@brunet.bn. (references) |
Nepal | Notable examples are the Soaltee Holiday Inn Crown Plaza Hotel, the Radisson Hotel and the Hyatt Regency Taragon Hotel. (references) | |
Nicaragua | PLAZA INTERCONTINENTAL, shopping, cinemas, conference rooms, Taiwanese and Nicaraguan capital. (references) | |
Human Rights | Colombia | The guerrilla forces ransacked and destroyed the local bank, mayor's office, police station, and most of the town plaza. (references) |
Argentina | Barrios, who was shot but died of respiratory causes, was found in a town plaza less than a mile away. (references) | |
Argentina | At the urging of the human rights organization Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, judicial authorities continued to investigate the kidnaping and illegal adoption by members of the former military regime of children born to detained dissidents. (references) | |
Trade | Nicaragua | All export documentation can be processed at the government's one-stop export center, CETREX: Centro de Trámites de las Exportaciones, Plaza El Sol, 1 1/2 al Sur No. 169, phones (505) 278-2065, 270-1587 and, Fax 270-5538. Their website is at www.cetrex.com.ni. The same services can be processed at the following locations: International Airport (Managua), Estelí, Chinandega, Rivas, Puerto Cabezas and Bluefields, and at all major land border crossings. (references) |
Travel | Kuwait | Faxes may be sent from the business centers of leading local hotels, such as the Sheraton Kuwait Hotel, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Kuwait Hotel, Safir International Hotel, Le Meridien Kuwait Hotel or Radisson SAS Kuwait Hotel. (references) |
Oman | The major hotels patronized by western business visitors and tourists in the Muscat area are: the Hyatt (a five-star beach front property, close to the U.S. Embassy, and with luxurious rooms and excellent restaurants), the Al Bustan Palace Hotel (five star, on the beach, a "must see" site), Muscat Intercontinental (convenient to most ministries and on the beach); Sheraton (overlooking the Ruwi central business district, with complete business center facilities); Muscat Holiday Inn and the Radisson (particularly convenient to the Ministries and growing Al Khuwair business area); Crown Plaza Hotel (possessing a seafront location and a variety of good restaurants); the Seeb (airport) and Ruwi Novotels, and the renovated Mercure-Al Falaj in Ruwi. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Plaza" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 75.22% of the time. "Plaza" is used about 113 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 75.22% | 85 | 35,870 |
| Noun (singular) | 24.78% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Total | 100.00% | 113 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "plaza" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Plaza | Last name | 2,000 | 7,134 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | OA System Plaza Company, Limited | Singapore | Hotel Plaza Limited |
| Thailand | Central Plaza Hotel Public Co. Ltd. | USA | Union Plaza Hotel & Casino, Inc. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Plaza, ND (city, FIPS 62980) 2. Plaza, TN |
Expressions using "plaza": college Plaza ♦ Grandview Plaza ♦ Great Neck Plaza ♦ South Gate Plaza ♦ Springs Plaza ♦ toll plaza. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "plaza": Plaza-toro. | |
Ending with "plaza": Barbizon-plaza, post-plaza. | |
Containing "plaza": Transi-plaza-the. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
crowne plaza | 1,957 | the plaza new york | 172 |
the plaza hotel | 895 | boston park plaza | 167 |
crowne plaza hotel | 679 | congress plaza hotel | 155 |
south coast plaza | 582 | ramada plaza | 148 |
plaza hotel new york | 560 | gromets plaza | 144 |
crown plaza hotel | 531 | monterey plaza hotel | 136 |
plaza | 526 | ramada plaza hotel | 133 |
ramada plaza resort | 372 | country club plaza | 122 |
plaza sesamo | 282 | horton plaza | 121 |
garden state plaza | 269 | plaza las glorias | 120 |
irving plaza | 269 | park plaza hotel | 118 |
audio plaza real | 265 | century plaza hotel | 112 |
continental plaza cancun | 263 | phoenix civic plaza | 112 |
trump plaza | 251 | washington plaza hotel | 112 |
milford plaza | 228 | international plaza | 106 |
boston park plaza hotel | 215 | alberto plaza | 106 |
hotel royal plaza | 199 | westin peachtree plaza | 105 |
south shore plaza | 182 | plaza hotel las vegas | 104 |
plaza hotel new york city | 181 | phipps plaza | 103 |
kansas city plaza | 180 | international plaza tampa | 92 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "plaza"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Shesh Publik (Piazza), Qendër Tregtare (emporium, factory, Mall, mart, Piazza, shopping mall). (various references) | |
Arabic | مكان وقوف السيارات, مركز تجاري (emporium, mart, shopping centre, shopping mal), ساحة عامة, رسوم المرور. (various references) | |
Bavarian | blooz (public square, square). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Пазарен Площад, Площад (Piazza, Square). (various references) | |
Catalan | plaça (public square, square). (various references) | |
Chinese | 广场. (various references) | |
Czech | Tržištì (market place), Námìstí (Square). (various references) | |
Danish | plads (location, place, place to sit, public square, seat, spot, square). (various references) | |
Dutch | plein (public square, square). (various references) | |
Esperanto | placo (public square, square). (various references) | |
Faeroese | torg (public square, square). (various references) | |
Farsi | میدان محل معامله , میدان عمومی , میدان (Aim, Ground, Place, Purview, Ring, Scope, Square), بازار (Bazaar, Forum, Market, Mart). (various references) | |
Finnish | tori (market-place, public square, square). (various references) | |
French | rond-point, Place (place), esplanade. (various references) | |
German | Platz (accommodation, center, centre, cirrus, course, court, field, green, links, location, pew, Piazza, pitch, place, position, public square, room, seat, site, space, spot, square, stand, station, town, yard). (various references) | |
Greek | Πλατεία (Piazza, Square). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ֻכר (Square), װלזה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | köztér. (various references) | |
Indonesian | alun-alun (square, town square). (various references) | |
Italian | piazza (market, Piazza, place, public square, square). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 広場 , 広場 , プッシュプル増幅器 (placard, plug, plug compatible, plywood, PO, practical, practice, pragmatism, Prague, Pravda, price, price leadership, pride, primal, primary, primary care, primary health care, prime rate, prime time, priori, priority, privacy, private, private brand, private offering, private room, prize money, Puccini, pudding, push lock, push-button phone, pushing, push-pull amplifier, put). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | プラザ , ひろば. (various references) | |
Korean | 쇼핑 센터 (mall). (various references) | |
Norwegian | plass (ground, location, place, public square, spot, square). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | azaplay.(various references) | |
Polish | plac (public square, square). (various references) | |
Portuguese | praça (cabrank, cabs, cabstand, circus, pawn, piazza, playground, praam, pram, public square, soldier, square), adro (churchyard, forecourt, public square, square). (various references) | |
Romanian | piaţå (public square, square). (various references) | |
Russian | Площадь (Piazza, Square), площадь (acreage, area, piazza, piazze), Рыночная Площадь. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | parking, trg (piazza, place, square). (various references) | |
Spanish | Plaza (arena, lieu, Piazza, place, pp, public square, seat, square). (various references) | |
Sranan | pren (public square, square). (various references) | |
Swahili | mahali (place, public square, square). (various references) | |
Swedish | Torg (market, market place, marketplace, market-place, public square, Square). (various references) | |
Turkish | Plaza, Þehir Meydanı, alan (acceptor, ambit, area, arena, buyer, compass, consignee, court, courtyard, domain, extent, field, maidan, pitch, public square, purchaser, range, reach, realm, recipient, region, scope, space, sphere, square, susceptive, theater, theatre, tract, yard). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Площа (Piazza, Square). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | quảng trường. (various references) | |
Welsh | sgwar (public square, square). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | platea. (various references) |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | plaza. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "plaza": plazas. (additional references) | |
| |
"Plaza" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Klyazma, laza, Palanza, palaz, Patzak, paza, pazza, Pazzo, pbaa, peaze, Pellizza, Pflaz, phaz, piaza, piazi, piazo, pilosa, plagal, plaka, plama, plana, plasha, plasia, plata, platze, Platzek, plava, plazo, plazza, Plez, pleze, Pliaska, Pliska, Pliz, pliza, polizia, Polizzi, Poltawa, Polyzoa, Ulwazi. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "plaza" (pronounced plÄ"zu or pla"zu) |
| 3 | -a" z u | Piazza. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-l-p-z" | |
-2 letters: aal, ala, alp, lap, pal, zap. | |
-3 letters: aa, al, la, pa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-l-p-z" | |
+1 letter: plazas. | |
+2 letters: palazzi, palazzo. | |
+3 letters: palazzos, paralyze. | |
+4 letters: paralyzed, paralyzer, paralyzes, pozzolana. | |
+5 letters: capitalize, palatalize, paralyzers, paralyzing, plagiarize, pozzolanas. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Frequency 12. Names: Company Usage | 13. Cities 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Translations: Ancient 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
