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PUBLIC SQUARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
Synonyms:
agora; public square
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("public square" is a kind of...):
market; market place; marketplace; mart (an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Synonyms:
public square; square
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("public square" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public square"):
piazza; place; plaza (a public square with room for pedestrians)
Instance hyponyms:
Trafalgar Square (a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson)
Holonyms ("public square" is a part of...):
city (an incorporated administrative district established by state charter)
