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plads

Pronunciation: /plas/

“plads” is a Danish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. place
  2. seat
  3. position
  4. berth
  5. room
  6. space
  7. job

Etymology

Via Middle Low German plātze and Old French place from Latin platēa, a loan from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), substantive of πλατύς (platús, “broad”). The Low German form was also borrowed to Late Old Norse plaz and Swedish plats.

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