"stoa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stoae [plural], stoæ [plural], stoai [plural], stoas [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|grc:στοά|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*stoh₂-w-ih₂", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*steh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*stoh₂wih₂", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*stōyyā́", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "στοά", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "stoa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="stoa"> Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá). Head templates: {{en-noun|stoae|stoæ|stoai|s}} 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. Synonyms: porch Related terms: stoic Translations (Translations): στοά (stoá) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), রোয়াক (rōẇak) (Bengali), ⲥⲧⲟⲁ (stoa) (Coptic), stoa (Finnish), pórtico [masculine] (Portuguese)

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