A historic market district of Venice, Italy, located close to the Grand Canal and to the 16th-century Rialto Bridge. |
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n. pl. ri·al·tos 1. A theatrical district. 2. A marketplace. [After Rialto, an island of Venice where a market was situated.] |
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