Thesaurus results for PARVISE

parvis

noun

variants also parvise

Definition of parvis

as in atrium

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Recent Examples of parvis The western façade, giving onto the parvis, the open area before the cathedral, was not completed until around 1240, and the upper gallery of the nave and the two towers on the west façade were finished between 1225 and 1250. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Apr. 2019

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Noun

Our favorite spots to lounge were the roof deck loungers and the padded bench seating beneath shady palm fronds in the atrium courtyard.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Its body will coil around the museum’s gallery, lobby and atrium, and poke through the walls.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of atrium

Noun

Aylin, age 28, was sitting in a quiet courtyard in the center of Bangui, the bustling capital of the Central African Republic.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The conservative activist had been debating students before a crowd of thousands in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by tall buildings and elevated walkways on the campus in Orem, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of courtyard

Noun

The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.

— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
The now-familiar Olympic cauldron torch was added above the peristyle at the east end of the stadium.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Definition of peristyle

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In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of galleria

Noun

The coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists announced the new measures earlier Tuesday, after four days of intense protests centered around an encampment in Puerta del Sol, Madrid's most iconic plaza.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Some notable tenants in the plaza include Swope Health Central, Commerce Bank, multiple fast food restaurants, as well as The Rochester, CBKC’s market-rate apartment complex which is a three-minute walk to the grocery store.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of plaza

Noun

Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of quadrangle

Noun

Meanwhile, the current owner of the inn took her children to the farmers market in the square across from the dormant building every Saturday throughout their childhoods.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Each square contains a solid milk chocolate treat shaped like presents, mini santas, mini snowmen or mini toy soldiers.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of square

Noun

When the game ended, the Athletics down by nine runs, the Astros bound for the playoffs, there were around 50 people remaining on the RBI patio.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Filling porch and patio planters with fall-blooming annuals and festive foliage plants is an easy way to add color to your space and curb appeal to your home.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of patio

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