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 [loj-uh, loh-jee-uh; It. lawd-jah]   Origin

log·gia

   [loj-uh, loh-jee-uh; It. lawd-jah]
noun, plural -gias, Italian -gie  [-je] .
1.
a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
2.
a space within the body of a building but open to the air on one side, serving as an open-air room or as an entrance porch.
Origin:
1735–45; < Italian; see lodge
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loggia (ˈlɒdʒə, ˈlɒdʒɪə)
 
—n , pl -gias, -gie
1.  a covered area on the side of a building, esp one that serves as a porch
2.  an open balcony in a theatre
 
[C17: Italian, from French loge. See lodge]

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loggia
"roofed galley used as an open-air room," 1782, from It., from Fr. loge (see lodge (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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