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stoa

noun stoae · stoæ · stoai · stoas

In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens. They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.
Similar: porch

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Português	pórtico

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@misc{stoa_2026,
  title = {stoa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stoa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}