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Plazas

LC control no.sh 85103400
LC classificationNA9070 NA9072 Architecture
Topical headingPlazas
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Variant(s)City squares
Piazzas
Piazze
Public squares
Quadrangles (Plazas)
Quads (Plazas)
Squares, City
Squares, Public
See alsoCities and towns
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Found inWeb. 3 (piazza, pl. piazzas or piazze: an open square in an Italian or other European city; quad : quadrangle; quadrangle 2a: a square or quadrangular enclosure or court esp. when surrounded by buildings (as in some schools and colleges))
The Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (quad: A quadrangle; quadrangle 2a: A rectangular area surrounded on all four sides by buildings)
Random House Webster's unabr. dict., c1997 (quad¹, n. Informal. a quadrangle, as on a college campus; quadrangle 2. a square or quadrangular space or court that is surrounded by a building or buildings, as on a college campus)