galleria

gal·le·ri·a

G0018600 (găl′ə-rē′ə)n. A usually glass-roofed passageway or indoor court containing shops or businesses.

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[Italian, from Old Italian, from Medieval Latin, gallery, from variant of galilaea, galilee; see galilee.]

galleria

(ˌɡæləˈriːə) n (Architecture) a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level[C20: from Italian; see gallery]

gal•le•ri•a

(ˌgæl əˈri ə)

n., pl. -ri•as. 1. a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usu. having a high vaulted glass roof and containing shops. 2. gallery (defs. 7, 9, 10). [1900–05; < Italian. See gallery]

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Galleria - a genus of Pyralidae genus Galleriaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsfamily Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, Pyralidae, Pyralididae - bee moths; corn borers; flour mothsbee moth, Galleria mellonella, wax moth - moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs