porch, piazza, veranda

porch, piazza, veranda
Which of these terms one uses depends upon where he lives and the speech customs of his community. Each refers to an open space attached to the outside of a house or other building, usually roofed and partly enclosed. Although some architects distinguish among them, all three words are in widespread use throughout the United States. Perhaps porch and veranda have a wider geographic spread than piazza, a term in use largely in the South and New England.

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  • piazza —    (pee AHT zah) [Italian, from Latin and Greek] In Italy, an open area, marketplace, or public square in a city or town; a plaza. In the United States, a large porch or veranda on a house …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • porch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. verandah, portico, piazza; entrance, portal; stoa. See opening, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. veranda, piazza, portico, breezeway, entrance, doorstep, stoop, gallery, entrance platform, carriage …   English dictionary for students

  • piazza — piazzaed, adj. piazzian, adj. /pee az euh, ah zeuh/ or, for 1, 3 esp. Brit., /pee at seuh, aht /; for 1 also It. /pyaht tsah/, n., pl. piazzas, It. piazze /pyaht tse/. 1. an open square or public place in a city or town, esp. in Italy. 2. Chiefly …   Universalium

  • veranda — /veuh ran deuh/, n. 1. Also verandah. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a large, open porch, usually roofed and partly enclosed, as by a railing, often extending across the front and sides of a house; gallery. 2. piazza. [1705 15; < Hindi… …   Universalium

  • veranda — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. porch, gallery, piazza, portico. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. portico, gallery, piazza, platform, porch, terrace, stoop; see also porch . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. porch, portico,… …   English dictionary for students

  • piazza — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. square, place, street; porch, veranda, portico. See abode, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. veranda, yard, patio, porch; see court 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • piazza — Synonyms and related words: agora, campo, forum, gallery, lanai, market, market cross, marketplace, mart, patio, place, plaza, porch, rialto, sleeping porch, solarium, square, stoop, sun porch, veranda …   Moby Thesaurus

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