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loggia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlɒd͡ʒə/
  • /ˈlɒd͡ʒiə/
  • /ˈloʊd͡ʒə/
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  • rhymes with -ɒdʒə
  • CMU ARPABET: L AA1 G IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arcade, colonnade

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Medieval Latin laubĭa, from Frankish *laubijā. Doublet of lobby and lodge.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Bulgarian: лоджия (lodžija) — a roofed, open gallery
  • Catalan: llotja — a roofed, open gallery
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凉廊 (liángláng) — a roofed, open gallery
  • Danish: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Finnish: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • German: Loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Hungarian: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Italian: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Italian: portico — a roofed, open gallery
  • Manx: arcaid foshlit — a roofed, open gallery
  • Polish: loggia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Polish: lodżia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Portuguese: lógia — a roofed, open gallery
  • Russian: ло́джия (lódžija) — a roofed, open gallery