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

plaza \pla"za\, n. sp. see place.
   a public square in a city or town.
   1913 webster
see also:
place 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

plaza
     n 1: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at elm
          plaza"; "grosvenor place" syn: place, piazza
     2: mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully
        landscaped complex of shops representing leading
        merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a
        convenient parking area; a modern version of the
        traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a movie
        house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
        syn: mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center,
         shopping centre
see also:
place piazza mall center shopping mall shopping center 
shopping centre 

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

30 moby thesaurus words for "plaza":
   agora, auto show, bazaar, boat show, campo, commercial complex,
   emporium, exposition, fair, flea fair, flea market, forum, green,
   market, market cross, market overt, marketplace, mart, open market,
   piazza, place, rialto, shopping center, shopping mall,
   shopping plaza, show, square, staple, street market, trade fair

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

plaza, nd city, fips 62980
  location: 48.02564 n, 101.95935 w
  population 1990: 193 126 housing units
  area: 2.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 58771
plaza, tn
  zip codes: 37110

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

plaza, nd -- u.s. city in north dakota
   population 2000:    167
   housing units 2000: 115
   land area 2000:     1.122876 sq. miles 2.908236 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.012702 sq. miles 0.032897 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.135578 sq. miles 2.941133 sq. km
   fips code:            62980
   located within:       north dakota nd, fips 38
   location:             48.024807 n, 101.960556 w
   zip codes 1990:     58771
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    plaza, nd
    plaza

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