Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large, splendid residence or public building, such as a palace or museum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Italian cities, a palace or large dwelling-house; a building arranged for a single wealthy family. Many buildings of this class are of great size and cost, and therefore come to be rented in apartments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large, palatial urban building in Italy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The palazzo is a prominent symbol of parliamentarian privilege.
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And eventually we arrive at the courtyard of the palazzo, which is our destination.
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And eventually we arrive at the courtyard of the palazzo, which is our destination.
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And eventually we arrive at the courtyard of the palazzo, which is our destination.
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Pitt and Jolie, who have homes in Los Angeles, France and New Orleans, have rented a canal side palazzo, which is situated between the Rialto and Accademia parts of the city and faces San Toma.
The Times of India 2010
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A rape takes place in a palazzo which is dominated by enormous, bulgingly well-endowed nude statues.
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Welsperg, who also owns a "palazzo" in Primiero, and whose ancestors (once seigneurs of all the valley, with power of life and death over their vassals) erected yonder castle which, perched on its inaccessible rock like St. Simeon Stylites on his solitary pillar, yet keeps watch and ward at the mouth of the valley.
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Fleetwood's word was extracted, that he would visit the 'palazzo' within
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Fleetwood's word was extracted, that he would visit the 'palazzo' within
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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Fleetwood's word was extracted, that he would visit the 'palazzo' within
The Amazing Marriage — Complete George Meredith 1868
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