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sofia

/ˈsoʊfiə/

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What does sofia mean?

proper noun

  1. A female given name, variant of Sophia.
  2. The capital city of Bulgaria.
  3. The Bulgarian government.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. A river in northwestern Madagascar.
  2. A region of Madagascar around the river.
  3. Acronym of Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a telescope atop a Boeing 747SP aircraft with an effective diameter of 2.5 meters at altitudes up to 13.7 kilometers.
  4. Acronym of Surround Optical Fiber Immunoassay.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsoʊfiə/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈsoʊfijə/
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Long trains of these ox-teams are met with this morning hauling freight and building-lumber from the railway terminus in Eoumelia to Sofia.
Thomas StevensAround the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to TeheranProject Gutenberg ebook #5136
In the exposition of his therapeutical views of the plague, a clearness of intellect is again shown by Santa Sofia, which reflects credit on the age.
J. F. C. (Justus Friedrich Carl) HeckerThe Black Death, and The Dancing ManiaTranslated by B. G. (Benjamin Guy) BabingtonProject Gutenberg ebook #1739
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“Princess Sofia Vladimirovna tells me he is a very remarkable preacher,” remarked the old Empress, the Emperor’s mother, one day to her son: “Faites le venir. Il peut precher a la cathedrale.”
Leo, graf TolstoyThe forged coupon, and other storiesProject Gutenberg ebook #243