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hagia sophia

/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
ha-gia -sophia
IPA
/ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiə/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

name

the former patriarchal church of Greek Orthodoxy, operated as a museum 1935–2020.

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἁγία Σοφία (Hagía Sophía, “Holy Wisdom”). Compare Sofia, Sophia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Ἁγία Σοφία

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Synonyms

Great Church Agia Sofia Aya Sofya

Questions

How do you pronounce hagia sophia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑːɡiə soʊˈfiə/.
What does hagia sophia mean?
A mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Where does hagia sophia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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