place

noun
/ˈpleɪ̯s/

An area; somewhere within an area.

Other meanings

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.

Example sentences

“I can't imagine a more picturesque place.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I'm in the lot next to the place.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The stars tell tales of distant places.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πλατεῖα".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “place” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.