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soi

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of silicon on insulator.
  2. In Thailand, a side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.
  3. Initialism of sphere of influence.

Equivalents

Françaissoi
Portuguêssói
Русскийсой
2 more languages
日本語そい
ไทยซอย

Examples

“When a motorbike sped too fast down their little side street, … Daeng and Nat would be revisiting many ranting conversations they'd had about motorbikes treating this tiny soi like⟳ it was the highway.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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