plateia

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noun

A town square in Greece or Cyprus

OriginGreek πλατεία →
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Meanings

nounplateia (plural plateias)

plural plateias

  1. A town square in Greece or Cyprus

Origin

  1. Greekπλατεία
  2. Englishplateia

Borrowed from Greek πλατεία (plateía). Doublet of place, plaza, and piazza

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