different between greece vs plateia

English

Noun

greece

1. (obsolete) plural of gree

Middle English

Noun

greece

1. Alternative form of grece (“step, steps”)

English

Etymology

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Noun

plateia (plural plateias)

1. A town square in Greece or Cyprus

Anagrams

• aliptae

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• platéia (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plat?a, from Ancient Greek ??????? (plateîa, “flat, level”). Compare the inherited doublet praça (“plaza”), also present in Italian platea, piazza, and Spanish platea, plaza

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pla.?t?j.?/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pl?.?t?j.?/, /pl?.?t?j.?/

Noun

plateia f (plural plateias)

1. stalls (seat in a theatre close to and about level with the stage)
2. (by extension) audience

   Synonym: público

   • 2014, Leo Lins, Segredos da comédia stand-up, Panda Books ?ISBN

     Fazer standup em um programa funciona quando ele tem uma plateia adequada ou quando o apresentador reage às piadas. Alguns colegas no começo da carreira foram no extinto Programa da Hebe. A média de idade da plateia era em  ...

3. the public

   Synonym: público