Associations to the word «Sofia»

Wiktionary

SOFIA, proper noun. The capital city of Bulgaria
SOFIA, proper noun. A female given name.
SOFIA, proper noun. (space) (telescope) (NASA) Acronym of w: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)

Dictionary definition

SOFIA, noun. Capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats