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 indoor mall is modeled after the streets of Venice, Italy, complete with arched bridges, piazzas, and canals. Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2025 Bertha Santander of Peru had come five hours early on Sunday to unfurl her huge Peruvian flag in the piazza, recalling the emotion of that night when the piazza erupted in cheers as Leo first appeared. Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025 Gone are the security scanners nestled between the colonnades, which kept such a tight control over the heaving masses trying to get into this giant piazza. Zoë Richards, NBC news, 9 May 2025 Jesus, robed in blue, stands just left of center with his disciples in an open piazza, a temple in the background. Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for piazza
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porch
Noun
  • Indeed, the dogs didn't even reach the end of the porch before managing to wind up tangled and in need of help.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
  • The porch where the parents talked to their neighbors: gone.
    James Burling, Oc Register, 28 July 2025

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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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