stoa

noun

Meaning

In 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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Related words

portico(English)promenade(English)colonnade(English)peristyle(English)cloister(English)hypostyle(English)gallery(English)podium(English)palaestra(English)agora(English)stoic(English)forensics(English)

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