stoa

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstəʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stō′ə)

Inflections of 'stoa' (n):
stoas
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stoai
npl
stoae
npl

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sto•a  (stō′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. sto•as, sto•ai (stō′ī),USA pronunciation sto•ae 
    (stō′ē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Architecture[Gk. Archit.]a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
  • Greek stoá
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stoa / ˈstəʊə/ (stoae / ˈstəʊiː/, stoas)
  1. a covered walk that has a colonnade on one or both sides, esp as used in ancient Greece
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek
'stoa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Old Stoa - Stoic - porch - prostoon

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