stoa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.

Word forms

stoa stoae stoæ stoai stoas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

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