How to pronounce stoa
American English pronunciation
STOH-uh
- IPA
- /ˈstoʊə/
- Syllables
- STOH · uh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stoa means
A long covered walkway with columns in ancient Greece
In a sentence: People in old Athens met in the shade of the stoa to talk and trade.
Where it comes from: It comes straight from the ancient Greek word for this kind of building.
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