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
“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
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
Both the houses and the apartment buildings rise from a platform two stories high; the covered area underneath will be used for parking, and will also serve as a pedestrian galleria of shops.
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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