Meanings
nounstoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)
plural stoae · plural stoæ · plural stoai · plural stoas
- In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.
1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily DickinsonSynonyms: porch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stoh₂-w-ih₂
- Proto-Hellenic*stōyyā́
- Ancient Greekστοά (stoá)
- Englishstoa
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).
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Ancient Greek στοά
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Bengali রোয়াক
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Finnish stoa
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Portuguese pórtico
- pórticoTranslations
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APA
stoa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoa
MLA
“stoa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoa.
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