The term COLONNADE ANCIENT is composed of six crossword solutions: STOA (4 letters), ELM (3 letters), PERISTYLE (9 letters), ELMS (4 letters), PORTICO (7 letters), and APTERAL (7 letters). A STOA was an ancient Greek PORTICO, typically with a roof supported by columns. An ELM is a type of tree, and elms were often used in ancient architecture. A peristyle is a colonnade surrounding a building or courtyard. Porticos are similar to stoas, but they are open on one side. Apteral refers to a PORTICO without columns. All of these terms refer to architectural elements that were popular in Ancient Greece and Rome.