central plaza
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcentralandplaza
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central
adjective
uk/ˈsen.trəl/us/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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plaza
noun[C]
uk/ˈplɑː.zə/us/ˈplɑː.zə/
an open area or square in a town, especially in ...
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(Definition ofcentralandplazafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Four men were taken from their homes to the town'scentralplaza.
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Tianguis or swap-meets are taking place at thecentralplaza.
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It was built as a fortified plaza with adobe buildings and is now acentralplazasurrounded by residential areas.
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These villages were based around acentralplaza, and were defended with ditches and palisades.
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One can enjoy the gastronomic festival in thecentralplaza.
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Obviously, the governors of thecentralplazadrew on this sprawling population to construct imposing monuments.
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Thecentralplaza, as noted earlier, forms a large, empty gathering space bounded by the monumental structures.
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Thecentralplazawas flanked by the government palace, the cathedral, the municipal plaza and a portico for merchant shops.
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Structure 5 also yielded nearly as many incensarios from contexts likely not visible from thecentralplaza.
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Building was oriented away from thecentralplazafrom its inception, and a cobble staircase ascends its southern facade.
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The relatively public nature of these rituals (all would have been visible from thecentralplaza) lends them a potentially performative quality.
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These rituals would not have been visible from thecentralplazaand could have been viewed only by those permitted to ascend the structure staircases and enter the summit rooms.
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Rituals held here likely would have been observable by smaller groups of people gathered in what was a much more isolated and spatially constrained portion of thecentralplaza.
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Together, they defined acentralplaza.
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An hour later, students who had not taken refuge within university buildings congregated in the opencentralplaza.
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Thiscentralplazaarea has been preserved and is open to the public as a museum, cultural area, and center of commerce.
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Other facilities are to include acentralplaza, a medical sports clinic, and facilities for martial arts.
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At night cycling around thecentralplazais a pastime.
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Two structures lying immediately to the south of thecentralplazawithin the complex itself measure as high as 10.8m ft and convert respectively.
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