place
/plās/
noun
  1. An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space.
  2. Room or space, especially adequate space.
    There is place for everyone at the back of the room.
  3. The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. More at Wordnik
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Merriam-Webster
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PLACE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 week ago - 2025 Scott Singer, mayor of Boca Raton, went as far as placing a big, flashy ad on a digital billboard in Times Square earlier this year to convince New Yorkers to move out of the Big Apple and relocate to Palm Beach County. —Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for place
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Vocabulary.com
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Place - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
In the old saying "A woman's place is in the home," place means both an "appropriate location" as well as "proper social situation." Thankfully, Bella Abzug updated that notion by saying "A woman's place is in the House... the House of ...
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Cambridge Dictionary
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PLACE example sentences | Cambridge Dictionary
2 weeks ago - Examples of PLACE in a sentence, how to use it. 93 examples: An issue would be placed on the ballot if a large number of voters from around…
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How to use the word "place"as a verb?For example:Place your emphasis on,place your focus on,question placed before the group.I cant understand why it is used in that way.Please explain.
It's a metaphor for physical placement. Just like you can place flowers on the table, you can place someone in a job or place a matter before the group. More on reddit.com
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relative clauses - Words like 'place' in 'the place where/that/ ...
The non-wh construction is not always available when the relativised element is adjunct (or complement) of place; the example in [v], with the head noun place, is perfectly acceptable, but in sentences with head nouns less likely to suggest location, a wh relative would normally be required. More on ell.stackexchange.com
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Example of pixel Canadian flag for r/place
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A Quiet Place Part II was a perfect example of a movie that didn't need to exist, and completely misses the point of what made the original great. (loads of spoilers)
QP2 is also great and I look forward to the third. More on reddit.com
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Wordsmyth
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place | definition for kids | Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children's Dictionary; WILD dictionary K-2 | Wordsmyth
A place is an area of space where someone or something can be. Homes, stores, schools, and rooms are some kinds of places. Something like a cupboard or a closet or a rug can also be a place.
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Collins Dictionary
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PLACE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
If you get a place on a team, on a committee, or in an institution, for example, you are accepted as a member of the team or committee or as a resident of the institution.
Published   March 26, 2018
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EnglishClass101
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Verb: "Place" - EnglishClass101
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the verb "Place"Visit EnglishClass101 and learn English fast with real lessons by real teachers.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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PLACE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
November 5, 2025 - Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ... Porters would then gather at the appointed place.
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YourDictionary
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Place Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Displaced native Middle English lough, loogh, loȝ (“place, stead") (from Old English lōh (“place, stead")), Middle English stede (“place, location") (from Old English stede (“place, stead")), Middle English stowe (“place") (from Old English stōw (“place, locality, site")).
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Grammarly knows more than I do (about many things, including that vs which): https://www.grammarly.com/blog/which-vs-that/

But I do know something. And, in this case, Grammarly is incorrect.

1a. Dublin is the place where I want to live. 1b. Dublin is the place that I want to live. 1c. Dublin is the place I want to live.

1a. Is correct, because Dublin is a "where". 1b. Simply doesn't mean what 1a means. 1b and 1c mean that you want Dublin to live. That doesn't make sense, obviously, because a place can't live.

The Boston Red Sox is the team that I want to win. The Boston Red Sox is the team I want to win.

Those are similar to 1b and 1c, but are ambiguous. Is the intent the desire for the the Boston Red Sox to win? Or is the intent that the speaker/author wants to win the Boston Red Sox (e.g., if there was a lottery and you had the chance to win the Boston Red Sox or some other team)?

In other words, 1b and 1c are just as bad as 2b and 2c for the same reasons. It happens that many people say or write 1b and 1c while few, if any, say or write 2b or 2c. But the fact that many people say or write something doesn't make it correct.

The real problem is that the English language is messed up. The important thing is that your audience understands what you mean. So, before you speak or write, think about whether what you want to say can be said in a way that is unambiguous. That is, don't concern yourself with which word is correct, because there really are no correct words.

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Your examples 1b, 1c, 2b, and 2c are ungrammatical. The reason is that the verb "live" (to be alive; i.g. If the surgery is successful, the boy will live.) is not the same as "live in" (to inhabit a location; i.g. I live in a house. or I live in Dublin.). In the examples 1a and 2a the "where" substitutes for "in". There are a lot of prepositions that can substitute for "in" so long as they refer to a physical place, otherwise the meaning of the verb.

The word "place" does not have any special qualities if formulas that I have ever been taught in my English classes. The phrase that comes after "place" is additional information that can be left out of the sentence without making it ungrammatical.

1a Subject[Dublin] Verb[is] Object[the place [where I want to live]].

Subject[Dublin] Verb[is] Object[the place].

This sentence is probably not the best example because the sentences seem to answer different questions:

Where do you want to live? I want to live in Dublin. Where is the best place to live? Dublin is the (best) place.

This can work with other nouns as well.

Dublin is the location where I want to live. Fresno is the town I grew up in. Apple pie is the dessert that I prefer.

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QuillBot
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Prepositions of Place | List, Examples & Exercises
March 26, 2025 - Prepositional phrases of place examples Maria left her wallet at home, so she couldn’t buy food at the store.
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EF
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Adverbs of place | EF Global Site (English)
Adverbs of place are usually placed after the main verb or after the clause that they modify. Adverbs of place do not modify adjectives or other adverbs. Some examples of adverbs of place: here, everywhere, outside, away, around
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Langeek Dictionary
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Definition & Meaning of "Place" | Picture Dictionary
Example · After years of moving around, she finally found a place she could truly call her own. They invited us over to their new place for dinner last night. 04 · a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) 05 ...