rialto

¹

[ ree-al-toh ]

noun

, plural ri·al·tos.

1. an exchange or mart.

Rialto

²

[ ree-al-toh; Italian ree-ahl-taw ]

noun

1. a commercial center in Venice, Italy, consisting of an island and the surrounding district.
2. a bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: constructed of marble in 1590.
3. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
4. the theater district of a city or town, especially the area around Broadway in New York City.

Rialto

¹

/ rɪˈæltəʊ /

noun

1. an island in Venice, Italy, linked with San Marco Island by the Rialto Bridge (1590) over the Grand Canal: the business centre of medieval and renaissance Venice

rialto

²

/ rɪˈæltəʊ /

noun

1. a market or exchange

Word History and Origins

Origin of rialto¹

1590–1660; after the Rialto in Venice

Word History and Origins

Origin of rialto¹

C19: after the Rialto

Example Sentences

From her porch in Rialto she hung the American flag with 48 stars that her mother had received from the Navy.

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Edward Timmons, whose children are fifth-generation Yucaipa residents, once worked as a manager at a large fulfillment center in Rialto.

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Victor Valley at Rialto, 7:30 p.m.

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The evidence is linked to thefts in Los Angeles, the unincorporated Lennox area, Beverly Hills, Rialto and Ontario, Choi said.

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A nearly yearlong FBI investigation led to the arrests of Isidro Chaparro Sanchez, 59, of Corona; Luis Octavio Angulo, 61, of Rialto; Sergio Jimenez Maldonado, 51, of San Bernardino; and Eva Anilu Pastor Uriostegui, 53, of Moreno Valley, who allegedly organized and ran the cockfighting events in Muscoy, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

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