stoas

Variant of stoa

stoa definition

stoa (stō′ə)

noun pl. stoae sto′ae (-ē) or stoas sto′as

a portico, as in ancient Greece, having a wall on one side and pillars on the other

Etymology: Gr < IE *stōu- < base *stā- > stand

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