Rialto

Rialto
/ree al"toh/; for 1, 2 also It. /rddee ahl"taw/, n.
1. a commercial center in Venice, Italy, consisting of an island and the surrounding district.
2. a bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: constructed of marble in 1590.
3. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 35,615.
4. the theater district of a city or town, esp. the area around Broadway in New York City.

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  • Rialto — Rialto, CA U.S. city in California Population (2000): 91873 Housing Units (2000): 26045 Land area (2000): 21.870655 sq. miles (56.644735 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008898 sq. miles (0.023046 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.879553 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rialto, CA — U.S. city in California Population (2000): 91873 Housing Units (2000): 26045 Land area (2000): 21.870655 sq. miles (56.644735 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008898 sq. miles (0.023046 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.879553 sq. miles (56.667781 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • rialto — (n.) 1879, exchange, mart, from the Rialto of Venice, the name of the quarter where the exchange was situated, contracted from Rivoalto and named for the canal (L. rivus altus deep stream ) which it crosses …   Etymology dictionary

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