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sopha

sopha is the obsolete form of sofa.

Meaning of sofa

Noun (1)

sofa (plural sofas)

  1. (East, Middle, archaic) A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
  2. An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
    • He bought a big sofa two days before his relatives arrived.
    Synonyms:
    couch, lounge, divan, settee

Noun (2)

sofa (plural sofas)

  1. (historical) A slave soldier who served in the army of the Mali Empire.
    • 1884 Sofas conquer northern Sierra Leone. The sofas were soldiers of Mandinka empire builder, Samori Turay. Falaba, capital of Solima Yalunka kingdom, destroyed in the process.2006, Magbaily C. Fyle, Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone, page xx

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Forms of sopha

pluralsophas

Questions about sopha

What is sopha the obsolete form of?
Sopha is the obsolete form of sofa.

Words near sopha in the dictionary

  1. soper
  2. sopers
  3. Soperton
  4. sopes
  5. soph
  6. sopha
  7. sophas
  8. Sophene
  9. Sophenian
  10. Sophenians
  11. sopher

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