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aukio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • circus noun A travelling show featuring acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, traditionally performed in a large tent.
  • clearing noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
  • place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
  • plaza noun An open public square in a town or city.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

aukio is used for these senses in English:

  • circus A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
  • clearing An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
  • place (often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
  • place An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
  • plaza A town's public square.
  • square (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
  • square An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.

circus — full definition

  1. noun A travelling show featuring acrobats, clowns, and trained animals, traditionally performed in a large tent.
  2. noun A chaotic, noisy, or ridiculous situation.
  3. noun A round open space in a town where several streets converge, especially in Britain.

clearing — full definition

  1. noun An open area within a forest or wooded area with no trees.
  2. noun The processing of financial transactions, such as checks or payments, through a central system.

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