🏛️peristyle

noun
/ˈpɛrɪstaɪl/

Meaning

A continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or courtyard.

Example Sentences

The Roman villa featured a beautiful peristyle garden.

Synonyms

colonnade, portico, cloister, arcade, gallery

Antonyms

wall, enclosure

Collocations

peristyle courtyard, Roman peristyle, peristyle garden

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