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Plaza vs Marketplace - What's the difference?

plaza | marketplace |

As nouns the difference between plaza and marketplace

is that plaza is beach while marketplace is an open area in a town housing a public market.

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

    * ----

    marketplace

    English

    Alternative forms

    * market place

    Noun

    (wikipedia marketplace) (en noun)
  • An open area in a town housing a public market.
  • The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
  • (by extension) The world of commerce and trade.

    • Related terms

    * market square