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stoa

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

Noun

stoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)

  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.
    • 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 Dickinson
    Synonyms:
    porch

stoa meaning in Bengali

stoa in Bengali

Translations
রোয়াক rōẇak

Synonyms of stoa

Forms of stoa

pluralstoae
pluralstoæ
pluralstoai
pluralstoas

Origin of stoa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Questions about stoa

What does stoa mean?
Stoa means in Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
What is stoa in Bengali?
Stoa in Bengali is রোয়াক (rōẇak). See Stoa meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is stoa?
Stoa is a noun.
What is the plural of stoa?
The plural of stoa is stoae.

Words near stoa in the dictionary

  1. stn.
  2. stns
  3. stns.
  4. sto
  5. Sto:lo
  6. stoa
  7. stoae
  8. stoag
  9. stoagie
  10. stoagies
  11. stoai

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