stoa
pronunciation
How to pronounce stoa in British English:
UK ['stəʊə]
How to pronounce stoa in American English:
US ['stoʊr]
Word Origin
- stoa (n.)
- "portico," c. 1600, from Greek stoa "colonnade, corridor," from PIE *sta- "to stand" (see stet). A name given in Athens to several public buildings. The ancient stoa was "usually a detached portico, often of considerable extent, generally near a public place to afford opportunity for walking or conversation under shelter" [Century Dictionary].
Example
- 1. And fourth , the cosmopolitanism of stoa clear road for the belief in equality of everyone in front of the god .