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galleria

[ gal-uh-ree-uh ]

/ ˌgæl əˈri ə /

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noun

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

gallery(defs 7–10).

Origin of galleria

1900–05; < Italian. See gallery

Words nearby galleria

gallbladder fossa, galle, galleass, gallegos, galleon, galleria, galleried, gallerist, gallery, gallery forest, gallery tray

Example sentences from the Web for galleria

The Galleria impudently makes his home in the houses of bees, wild as well as domesticated.

The Insect World |Louis Figuier
The larv of two species of moth (Galleria Cereana, and Mellonella) exhibit equal hardihood with equal impunity.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4) |William Kirby
The species may be easily distinguished by the shape of the wings, Galleria alvearia having, as seen at Figs.

Insect Architecture |James Rennie
He steals into the Galleria at night to meet Maria Fortunata!

A Spirit in Prison |Robert Hichens

But he resisted the sea, its wide peace, its subtle summons, called a carriage and drove to the Galleria.

A Spirit in Prison |Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for galleria

galleria

/ (ˌɡæləˈriːə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for galleria

C20: from Italian; see gallery