Definition of piazzanext
dialect
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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Recent Examples of piazza The main public works project for the 2025 Jubilee was an extension of that boulevard: A pedestrian piazza along the Tiber linking Via della Conciliazione to the nearby Castel St. Angelo, with the major road that had separated them diverted to an underground tunnel. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026 Organized in the manner of a traditional Italian Borgo, at the hotel’s heart—between the main building and a former chapel that now operates as a spa treatment space—is a central piazza, ideal for morning coffees and late afternoon aperitivo. Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025 The view for those admiring the late Baroque masterpiece from the piazza above remains free. CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 In other countries, one piazza leads to another, and the whole city is connected to other places by public transit. Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piazza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
Noun
  • Authorities say her blood was found on the front porch.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In March, 2024, the couple was sitting on their porch, in Portland, Oregon, when a burglar, who was trying to break into a truck across the street, threatened them at gunpoint.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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