音标:[ˈplɑ:zəz] ;
n. (尤指西班牙语城镇的)露天广场( plaza的复数形式 ); 购物中心
n. a public square with room for pedestrians
n. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

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absorbed
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asymmetric interface
barley extract
basilobelba parmata
bifilar electrometer
bioxide
blackgin
building inspector
calf dozer
candanedo
chargin'
chopped lightning impulse
clathrochelated
clearance cavitation
cold water fish
continuous thermal current
coppernob
corndodger
Corrigan's respiration
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dentofacial orthopedic
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discoidal areolet
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geigerscope
Hedyotis paridifolia
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hydroxymethylglutarase
indication of source
inflammatory gonorrhea
input/output program communication block
inverse order type
invert
light station
light-brown
linaria japonica miq.
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literalism
loop voltage
Luapula River
marriage agreement
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midwifery phantom
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murex coppingeri
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OMAC
PAL (process assembler language)
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