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loggia

log·gia
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loj-uh, loh-jee-uh; Italian lawd-jah]
    • /ˈlɒdʒ ə, ˈloʊ dʒi ə; Italian ˈlɔd dʒɑ/
    • /ˈlɒʤɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loj-uh, loh-jee-uh; Italian lawd-jah]
    • /ˈlɒdʒ ə, ˈloʊ dʒi ə; Italian ˈlɔd dʒɑ/

Definitions of loggia word

  • noun plural loggia a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side. 1
  • noun plural loggia a space within the body of a building but open to the air on one side, serving as an open-air room or as an entrance porch. 1
  • noun loggia A gallery or room with one or more open sides, especially one that forms part of a house and has one side open to the garden. 1
  • noun loggia roofed structure open on one side 1
  • countable noun loggia A loggia is a roofed area attached to a house. 0
  • noun loggia a covered area on the side of a building, esp one that serves as a porch 0

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Origin of loggia

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
From Italian, dating back to 1735-45; See origin at lodge

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Parts of speech for Loggia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

loggia popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

loggia usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for loggia

noun loggia

  • mall — Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building. Compare shopping center.
  • gallery — a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.
  • portico — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
  • passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
  • cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.

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