palazzo
Americannoun
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palazzi
plural
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Etymology
Origin of palazzo
< Italian: literally, palace
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In views of the palazzo from San Giorgio Maggiore, the island embankment becomes a crisp wedge of blue contrasting with the blurred buildings across the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
The director of the Colosseum Archeological Park, which includes the Palatine Hill, in a written description of the restored palazzo, dubbed it “the power palace par excellence.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
The action unfolds at a crumbling Venetian palazzo that’s rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of girls and boys who perished years ago during an outbreak of the plague.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Afternoon sunbeams stretched across the vast floor inside a palazzo that occupies an entire New York City block.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
“And the palazzo is where I will take you now,” said the old woman.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Many schools are housed in beautiful old palazzi - they were never designed with modern physical education in mind.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
As we enter, that video projection surrounds us with vast images of canals and churches, palazzi and domestic buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
After seeing the many truly luxurious palazzi and villas that serve as homes for high-ranking church officials, this Mount Baker abode really does appear extremely modest in comparison.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
On top of that, Venice’s many museums time their biggest shows to open during the Biennale, while dealers, foundations, and chancers rent out canalside palazzi for pop-up exhibitions ranging from museum-quality to cash-and-carry.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Whichever way they turned quaint old walls met their eyes, and tumble-down churches, and mouldering towers, and mediaeval palazzi with carved doorways or rich loggias.
From The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen
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