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Sofia

American

[soh-fee-uh, soh-fee-uh, soh-fahy-uh] / ˈsoʊ fi ə, soʊˈfi ə, soʊˈfaɪ ə /

noun

Also Sofiya a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
a female given name.

Sofia British

/ ˈsəʊfɪə /

noun

Bulgarian name: Sofiya. Ancient name: Serdica. 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)

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Sofia has this, and Eleanor’s job might be the best one on set: watching the daughter she raised come into her own.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The ricotta-and-fig-jam toast she made for Sofia Coppola, whom she met in the bathroom of an Air France lounge, comes from her latest cookbook “Simply Ina.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“The urgency to share what our local communities can expect has been pressing, and many local cities and nonprofits could no longer wait for outside direction,” said Sofia Klatzker, Santa Monica’s cultural affairs manager.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Free trains are being laid on to the capital for the occasion, with some 750 police guarding the centre of Sofia during the handover ceremony.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Talk about blurring the line that separates us, Sofia.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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