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Courtyard vs Plaza - What's the difference?

courtyard | plaza |

Plaza is a synonym of courtyard.



As nouns the difference between courtyard and plaza

is that courtyard is an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings while plaza is a town’s public square.

courtyard

English

(wikipedia courtyard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings
    • She sat in the courtyard , enjoying the garden.

    See also

    * atrium * forecourt * court * yard

    plaza

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a town’s public square.
  • an open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.

    • Synonyms

    * square

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Hyponyms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

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