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galleria

American  
[gal-uh-ree-uh] / ˌgæl əˈri ə /

noun

  1. a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.

  2. gallery.

galleria British  
/ ˌɡæləˈriːə /

noun

  1. a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Bored with the galleria, Molly drops off her day's escort, flashes a good- bye smile, and vrooms away toward--what?

From Time Magazine Archive

Then we got into an open carriage outside the galleria in front of the cathedral and rode to the hospital.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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