pla·za

pla·za
/ˈplɑːzə/ noun, pl -zas [count]
1 : an open public area that is usually near city buildings and that often has trees and bushes and places to sit, walk, and shop

They put his statue in the town's plaza.

2 chiefly US :shopping center
3 US
3 a : an area on or next to a highway having restaurants, gas stations, restrooms, etc.

a rest/information/service plaza

3 b : a place where you stop to pay money before going onto a highway — called also toll plaza

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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