[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

piazza \piaz"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.
   1913 webster

         we walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. --jer.
                                                  taylor.
   1913 webster
see also:
piazzas place 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

piazza
     n : a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at elm
         plaza"; "grosvenor place" syn: plaza, place
see also:
plaza place 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 moby thesaurus words for "piazza":
   agora, campo, forum, gallery, lanai, market, market cross,
   marketplace, mart, patio, place, plaza, porch, rialto,
   sleeping porch, solarium, square, stoop, sun porch, veranda

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