- an island in Venice, Italy, linked with San Marco Island by the Rialto Bridge (1590) over the Grand Canal: the business centre of medieval and renaissance Venice
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Rialto /rɪˈæltəʊ/ n
ri•al•to
(rē al′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos.
Ri•al•to (rē al′tō; for 1, 2 also It. rē äl′tô),USA pronunciation n.
- an exchange or mart.
- after the Rialto in Venice 1590–1660
Ri•al•to (rē al′tō; for 1, 2 also It. rē äl′tô),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa commercial center in Venice, Italy, consisting of an island and the surrounding district.
- Place Namesa bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: constructed of marble in 1590.
- Place Namesa city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 35,615.
- the theater district of a city or town, esp. the area around Broadway in New York City.
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