ETYM French, from Latin platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Greek plateia a street, properly fem. of platys, flat, broad; akin to Skr. porthu, Lith. platus. Related to Flawn, Piazza, Plate, Plaza.
(Homonym: plaice).
1. A general vicinity.
2. A particular situation; SYN. shoes.
3. Any area set aside for a particular purpose; SYN. property.
4. Proper or appropriate position or location.
5. An abstract mental location.
6. Proper or designated social situation; SYN. station.
7. The passage that is being read.
8. (In horse racing) A finish in second place.
9. An item on a list or in a sequence; SYN. position. + prikaži više

1. An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city.
2. The people living in a municipality smaller than a city; SYN. townspeople, townsfolk.

ETYM French, from Latin villaticus belonging to a country house or villa. Related to Villa, Villatic.
1. A community of people smaller than a town; SYN. small town, settlement.
2. A settlement smaller than a town; SYN. hamlet.