/ Dictionary / Index P Placerville: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Plac•er•ville Pronunciation: (plas'ur-vil"), [key] — n. a town in central California; 19th-century gold-mining center. 6739. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. placer place setting Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language