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platea
Latin · ancient
"a broad street, open space"
meaning "a broad street" or "open space"
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piazza
Italian · medieval
"a public square"
named the open public square found in Italian towns
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piazza
English · 1600s
"a public square, especially in an Italian town"
adopted directly from Italian
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