Galleria Definition

gălə-rēə
noun
A large arcade or court, sometimes with a glass roof, used for displaying artworks, as a passageway to shops or offices, as a location for restaurants, boutiques, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Galleria
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Galleriini — only the greater wax moth.

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Other Word Forms of Galleria

Noun

Singular:
galleria
Plural:
gallerias

Origin of Galleria

  • Italian from Old Italian from Medieval Latin gallery from variant of galilaea galilee galilee

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Galleria Sentence Examples

  • Connecting the piazza with the neighbouring Piazza della Scala is the famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, a great arcade in the form of a Latin cross, with an octagon in the centre, crowned at the height of 160 ft.

  • Pierpont Morgan, who generously returned it to the Italian government, and it was then placed for greater safety in the Galleria Corsini at Rome.

  • The Galleria Principe di Napoli is in a smaller arcade opposite to the National Museum, mainly occupied by shops where reproductions from the museum are sold.

  • The Galleria Vittoria, opened in 1907, is a circular building with handsome dome, situated near the main entrance of the Villa Communale.

  • Numerous music halls have sprung up of late years, of which the principal is the Salone Margherita in the basement of the Galleria Umberto Primo.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAL

Words Ending With

AIARIA

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