Sofia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Sofia in British English:
UK ['səufiə; səu'fi:ə]
How to pronounce Sofia in American English:
US [ˈsofiə, soˈfiə]
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- Noun:
- capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
Word Origin
- Sofia
- Bulgarian capital, Roman Serdica, from the Thracian Serdi people who lived thereabouts. Conquered by the Bulgarians 9c. who altered the name by folk-etymology to Sredeti, which in their tongue meant "center, middle." It got its current name 14c. when the Turks conquered it and converted the 6c. church of St. Sophia into a mosque; the name thence extended to the whole city.
Example
- 1. Sofia , bulgaria : a roma band performs for money
- 2. A former mayor of sofia , mr borisov revels in micro-management .
- 3. Sofia , bulgaria : a worker sweeps leaves in a park
- 4. Michael orders krantz to have sofia released , and he does so .
- 5. 16 / 18 Sofia , bulgaria : a worker at the national art gallery carries a sculpture of stalin after it was cleaned .