loggia
Americannoun
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a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
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a space within the body of a building but open to the air on one side, serving as an open-air room or as an entrance porch.
noun
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a covered area on the side of a building, esp one that serves as a porch
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an open balcony in a theatre
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loggia
From Italian, dating back to 1735–45; see origin at lodge
Vocabulary lists containing loggia
Example Sentences
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“A defining highlight of the first floor is the breathtaking loggia, opening to a 100-foot west-facing terrace that frames unobstructed river views,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
While such preparatory drawings often focused on the figures alone, Filippino devotes equal attention to the architectural setting, in this case an open loggia on which the saint is enthroned and surrounded by angels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Catholic traditionalists were wary when Francis emerged as pope for the first time on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica without the red cape that his predecessors had worn for formal events.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023
Within an hour, he appeared on its loggia before hundreds of thousands of onlookers and announced his name, Benedict XVI.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022
In this loggia, too, Filippo Argenti used to sit, the Fiorentino spirito bizzarro whom Dante saw rise before him covered with mire out of the marshy lake of Styx.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
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