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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.
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History
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).
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