stoa noun. ['stǝʊǝ] Pl. stoas, stoai ['stǝʊʌɪ]. E17.
[Greek.]
1. the Stoa, the great hall in Athens in which the philosopher Zeno lectured, and from which his followers were called Stoics; the Stoic school of philosophy. Also called the Porch, the Portico. E17.

2. A portico, a roofed colonnade. L18.

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