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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Crashes snared around 50 cars and trucks heading in both directions of the highway linking the capital Sofia to the Black Sea city of Burgas, regional governor Georgi Chalakov told the BTA state news agency.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Trakia motorway runs from west-to-east of Bulgaria, and connects the capital Sofia to the Black Sea coast.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

“I’m glad I was able to score that final point,” said senior outside hitter Sofia Dajnowiec, who pounded her 36th kill to end the match.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

A a Wizz Air flight from Bergamo, Italy, was inspected after landing at 0910 GMT in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, a Bulgarian interior ministry spokesperson told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

I resolve to seek out normalcy, and decide to hang out with another friend, Sofia Rodriguez, who wasn’t answering texts last night.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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