an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.

a veranda.

the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met.

Obsolete . a portico.

noun

balcony , deck , portico , steps , stoop , verandanotes:piazza is from latin platea \'courtyard , \' veranda from hindi \'stockaded enclosure , \' and porch from latin porticus \'entrance hall\' , breezeway , colonnade , entrance , gallery , lanai , piazza , plaza , porte-cochre , solarium , stoa , terrace , veranda , verandah