galleria
Americannoun
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a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
noun
Etymology
Origin of galleria
1900–05; < Italian. See gallery
Example Sentences
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A trio of shimmering skyscrapers would feature luxury condos, a five-star hotel and an open-air galleria with retailers and restaurants.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2024
The truck will be parked at the Glendale Galleria, in front of the galleria sign on Central Avenue, this Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2016
Pedestrians can access a two-level, open-air retail galleria mid-block on Figueroa Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2014
A short time from now, in a galleria not far from you...the creatures will assemble in a movie-plex queue so long it might seem computer-generated.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Milan, said the major, to the Crystal Palace, to the Cova, to Campari’s, to Biffi’s, to the galleria.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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