Definition of "stoa" []

• An ancient Greek covered walk or colonnade, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other. (noun)

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• "Crawley’s translation of the Greek word stoa, as “porch” is misleading."
• "A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a "porch" or "portico," where they have been called "the Pharisees of Greek paganism.""
• "As we've previously noted, John Lydon is consecrated to very simple "stoa":"