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ri·alto (rē al′tō)

noun pl. rialtos -·tos

  1. a theater district
  2. a trading area or marketplace

Etymology: after Rialto, island in Venice, Italy, formerly a center of business & trade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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