PIAZZA

piazza. Piazza, n. a short walk under arches, a portico

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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.