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Italian word
palazzo
large building, apartment block, or historic palace
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palace
a royal or grand official residence
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In Italian, 'palazzo' is the ordinary word for any large building or block of flats — not necessarily royal. Your apartment building is 'il mio palazzo'. A royal palace is specifically 'palazzo reale' or 'reggia'.
To say "a royal or grand official residence" in Italian:
palazzo reale / reggia (for a royal palace)
"palazzo" in English means:
large building, apartment block, or historic palace
Example
"Abito in un palazzo del centro storico."
"I live in a building in the historic centre."
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