Meaning
royal palace
- a grand, magnificent palace that serves as a royal residence
In a sentence
Abbiamo visitato la splendida reggia e i suoi giardini immensi.
We visited the magnificent royal palace and its immense gardens.
I turisti non possono accedere a tutte le stanze della reggia.
Tourists cannot access all rooms of the royal palace.
La vecchia villa sembra una vera e propria reggia.
The old villa looks like a genuine royal palace.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reggia | feminine · singular |
| regge | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'regge' (drops the 'i' because the 'g' is preceded by a consonant/geminate).
- Used for grand royal palaces like the Reggia di Caserta or Reggia di Versailles.