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Sofia

[ soh-fee-uh, soh-fee-uh soh-fahy-uh ]

noun

  1. Also So·fi·ya [] a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
  2. a female given name.


Sofia

/ ˈsəʊfɪə /

noun

  1. the capital of Bulgaria, in the west: colonized by the Romans in 29 ad ; became capital of Bulgaria in 1879; university (1880). Pop: 1 045 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameSerdica Bulgarian nameSofiyaˈsɔfiˌja
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In the middle of the night, these worries seemed a smidge more substantial to Sofia.

By showing this sort of human-animal mind meld was possible, and beneficial, Harry and his trainers had helped create an entirely new field, one worthy of Nobel recognition, Sofia thought.

Still wide awake, Sofia’s mind ran back through the meetings she had held with her communications team over the last week.

Sofia smiled in the dark as she thought about how the news would land.

Sofia marveled at how far the science had come since she was a girl, and how far it was bound to go.

One of those incidents came last December, when a driver for the company fatally struck 6-year-old Sofia Liu in a crosswalk.

The family said he and Sofia had been dating for three months.

Rafi, otherwise known as “Bro lo el Cuñado,” is the brother of the stunning Sofia, and stepbrother to Ruxin (Nick Kroll).

But my memory is that I was very attached to Sofia and [saw] her dancing.

I arrived at the Grand Bazaar and planned to work my way over to the Aya Sofia and the Topkapi Palace.

She came of illustrious line, did Sofia, scant-haired and ungracious as she now was.

He entered the Bulgarian service in 1879, and in 1881 became minister of education at Sofia.

Sister Sofia's red-rimmed eyes glittered with pleasure but she only said: "Oh, dear, I'm very sorry."

He died in Constantinople in 1205 and was buried in S. Sofia.

Milan had not yet made his ill-omened remark that the road to Sarajevo went via Sofia.

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