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
Explanation
A galleria is a covered shopping area, like a mall or a bazaar Galleria means "gallery" in Italian, from a Latin root meaning "church porch." Like a gallery, a galleria is a long, covered space, but it's specifically one that's lined with different shops or vendors selling goods. Many shopping malls have galleria in their name, from the Luk Yeung Galleria in Hong Kong to the Saint Louis Galleria in Missouri.
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
“I wanna get to the point where I can get paid to run through the glendale galleria like billie eilish,” wrote @b0otsie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
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
Afterward when I could get around on crutches we went to dinner at Biffi’s or the Gran Italia and sat at the tables outside on the floor of the galleria.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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