Meaning

• (physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

• A location or position in space.

• A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

• A passage or extract from a book or document.

• A topic.

• A frame of mind.

  "I'm in a strange place at the moment."

• A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

• (social) A responsibility or position in an organization.

• A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

• Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

  "three decimal places;  the hundreds place"

• Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

  "That's what I said in the first place!"

• Reception; effect; implying the making room for.