as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza
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The symbolic act has, however, become so popular that tourists are flooding the surrounding piazza, disrupting the Trevi neighborhood, and upsetting residents.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Blake yells, and suddenly we are headed up to the gelato bar on the piazza.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Diners park on the outskirts of the village of Komi—even a motorcycle would have trouble maneuvering down some of the stone paths—and stroll to a lively piazza, where the tables are set beneath a grand, leafy maple tree.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
The piazza’s first papal estate was built after Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, issued the Edict of Milan, a proclamation of religious tolerance, in 313.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Blake yells, and suddenly we are headed up to the gelato bar on the piazza.
—Andrew Sean Greer, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Diners park on the outskirts of the village of Komi—even a motorcycle would have trouble maneuvering down some of the stone paths—and stroll to a lively piazza, where the tables are set beneath a grand, leafy maple tree.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
The piazza’s first papal estate was built after Constantine, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, issued the Edict of Milan, a proclamation of religious tolerance, in 313.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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