noun
platt
Platt (noun) means an open marketplace or market square. Example: “Farmers still set up stalls on the old platt every Saturday morning.”
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An open marketplace or market square.
"Farmers still set up stalls on the old platt every Saturday morning."
How to use platt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for a marketplace, still surviving mainly in British place names.
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Etymology
Related to German Platt, a short form of Plattdeutsch ("Low German"), and to the general Germanic root meaning "flat" or "open ground."
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What does “platt” mean?
The word “platt” means an open marketplace or market square. In plain terms, an old word for a marketplace, still surviving mainly in British place names.
How do you use “platt” in a sentence?
Here is “platt” used in a sentence: “Farmers still set up stalls on the old platt every Saturday morning.”
What part of speech is “platt”?
“Platt” is a noun.
Where does the word “platt” come from?
The word “platt” comes from Germanic. Related to German Platt, a short form of Plattdeutsch ("Low German"), and to the general Germanic root meaning "flat" or "open ground.".
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