galleria
- noun
- /ˌɡæl.əˈriː.ə/
- Yeah, I hear they're looking for security at the galleria.
Vietnamese street food right by the Dallas Galleria.
- Vietnamese street food right by the Dallas Galleria.
- They were building Cool Springs Galleria.
- I drove my hungover ass straight to Mayor's Jewelry at Fort Lauderdale Mall at the Galleria and bought a brand new GMT.
- But if it's about the fact that, you know, the pool, like I dated a girl that was here from Chicago and we went to see a movie in, in at the Sherman Oaks Galleria.
Examples
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The galleria?
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So we get together for lunch at Tyson's Galleria, right, the Chinese place.
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Then, last, you got the galleria area.
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Mall security at the galleria?
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He said he was going to the galleria?
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This is Maria trifioli from the galleria luna in Rome.
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Andrea Busiri-Vici conceived a covered galleria of iron and glass in 1886, by which he attempted to focus the view down a narrow passage.
Academic text (2006) -
I felt outclassed at these duty-free shops, several cuts above even the ritzy duty-free galleria of Geneva.
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We spent the afternoon exploring the various shops in the galleria.
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The galleria was filled with vibrant restaurants and trendy boutiques.
Synonyms
A large indoor building with many shops and places to eat
A group of shops and restaurants with parking and outdoor space
A covered passageway with arches often lined with shops
A large building or outdoor area with many shops and restaurants
A large building with many shops and places to eat
An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of moths that includes the greater wax moth, a pest of beehives
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Etymology
Galleria comes from Italian galleria, the same root as English gallery, which originally meant a 'covered passage' or long room for walking and looking at things. So a galleria today is a bright, glass-roofed shopping passage where people walk and visit shops and cafes.