Sochi
[soh-chee; Russian saw-chyi]
- a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
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Contemporary Examples
The brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
“Vlad was just one of the little wild dogs of Sochi,” Gonick says.
Just a few months ago, she was in top condition at Sochi, winning a bronze medal in the first ever Paralympic snowboarding event.
“They used Sochi as a test case for a more intrusive system,” Galeotti said.
Sorry, Snowden: Putin Lied to You About His Surveillance State—And Made You a Pawn of ItEli Lake
April 18, 2014
Russian communications monitoring became even more intrusive earlier this year during the Sochi winter games.
Sorry, Snowden: Putin Lied to You About His Surveillance State—And Made You a Pawn of ItEli Lake
April 18, 2014
Historical Examples
In speaking to inferiors there are three particles used for 'you'; vare, vonore, and sochi.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese LanguageDiego Collado
Sochi
- a city and resort in SW Russia, in the Krasnodar Territory on the Black Sea: hot mineral springs. Pop: 328 000 (2005 est)
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Word Origin and History for sochi
Sochi
Black Sea resort in Russia, ultimately from the name of the Cherkess (Circassian) people who live in the region, whose name is of uncertain origin.
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