Sochi

[ soh-chee; Russian saw-chyi ]

noun

1. a seaport in the southwestern Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: largest resort city.

Sochi

/ ˈsɔtʃi /

noun

1. a city and resort in SW Russia, in the Krasnodar Territory on the Black Sea: hot mineral springs. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

First, let’s look at the shot data from the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi.

From FiveThirtyEight

That is close to the number of participating athletes in Sochi, Russia in 2014 and PyeongChang, South Korea in 2018 and more than enough to ensure the stadium doesn’t feel empty.

From Time

Eight years later in Sochi, the average temperature was 50 degrees, making it one of the warmest Winter Olympics host cities.

From Time

Four years later, Sochi stored snow under tarps from previous winters just to have enough for the games.

From Popular-Science

At 16, Bartenev moved with his family to Sochi in the south of Russia — “like Miami with mountains.”

From Washington Blade

The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

From The Daily Beast

“Vlad was just one of the little wild dogs of Sochi,” Gonick says.

From The Daily Beast

Just a few months ago, she was in top condition at Sochi, winning a bronze medal in the first ever Paralympic snowboarding event.

From The Daily Beast

“They used Sochi as a test case for a more intrusive system,” Galeotti said.

From The Daily Beast

Russian communications monitoring became even more intrusive earlier this year during the Sochi winter games.

From The Daily Beast

In speaking to inferiors there are three particles used for 'you'; vare, vonore, and sochi.

From Project Gutenberg

Iai means 'ho there' with very low people; e.g., iai sochi ga motta mono va nani zo?

From Project Gutenberg