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Meaning of "soca" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOCA

A blend of soul and calypso.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOCA

soca  [ˈsəʊkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOCA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soca is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOCA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soca

Soca may refer to: ▪ Soča River, a river in Slovenia and Italy ▪ Soca music, a West Indian music genre ▪ SOCA or Serious Organised Crime Agency, a public body in the United Kingdom ▪ Cayenne – Rochambeau Airport's ICAO code ▪ Soca, a village in Banloc Commune, Timiş County, Romania...

Definition of soca in the English dictionary

The definition of soca in the dictionary is a mixture of soul and calypso music typical of the E Caribbean.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOCA


Asoka
əˈsəʊkə
broker
ˈbrəʊkə
carioca
ˌkærɪˈəʊkə
choker
ˈtʃəʊkə
coca
ˈkəʊkə
Fukuoka
ˌfuːkuːˈəʊkə
joker
ˈdʒəʊkə
mediocre
ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
oca
ˈəʊkə
ochre
ˈəʊkə
oka
ˈəʊkə
poker
ˈpəʊkə
Roca
ˈrəʊkə
Shizuoka
ˌʃiːzuːˈəʊkə
smoker
ˈsməʊkə
soaker
ˈsəʊkə
stoker
ˈstəʊkə
stroker
ˈstrəʊkə
tapioca
ˌtæpɪˈəʊkə
toker
ˈtəʊkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOCA

socage
socager
soccer
Soccer City
soccer mom
soccer pitch
soccer player
soccer season
Socceroos
socdolager
socdologer
Soche
Sochi
sociability
sociable
sociableness
sociably
social
social accounting

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOCA

Africa
America
Broca
ca
Cape Roca
chica
circa
Costa Rica
Dominica
Huesca
Jamaica
Luca
manioca
North America
Rebecca
replica
South Africa
South America
United States of America
veronica

Synonyms and antonyms of soca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOCA

Find out the translation of soca to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soca from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soca» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SOCA
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soca
570 millions of speakers

English

soca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SOCA
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soca
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Soca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SOCA
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Soca
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோக்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soca
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SOCA
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Soca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Soca
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Soca
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

socaen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Soca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soca

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCA»

The term «soca» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOCA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soca» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soca» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soca

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QUOTES WITH «SOCA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soca.
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Dule Hill
I'm an island boy, so I love my reggae and soca music.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOCA»

Discover the use of soca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soca Nights
The last thing Kimberley Collins needs is to feel an attraction to a visitor who may have come to Barbados to prey on nave local women, and the last thing British entrepreneur Kevin Williamson needs is to feel an attraction for a woman who ...
Lexy Harper, 2008
2
World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia ...
Another soca-calypsonian who never fails to deliver a message in his songs is Black Stalin (Leroy Calliste). A Rasta who won the Calypso King of the World title in 1999, Stalin is known for his electrifying stage performances. Sometimes he ...
Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, 2000
3
Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism: Caribbean and ...
Soca, the "soul-calypso" offspring of calypso proper and dominant carnival music of the past two decades or so, is widely acknowledged to be a melding of calypso and Indian forms. The birth of soca during the oil-boom period is most often ...
Anton Allahar, 2005
4
Reggae Routes: The Story of Jamaican Music
But now it plays mostly soca, the calypso denved music of the pre-Lentem Trinidad Carnival which has made such a big impression on Jamaica in the past five years. Byron Lee virtually created carnival in Jamaica. He began playing soca here ...
Kevin O'Brien Chang, Wayne Chen, 1998
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Policing of the G20 Protests: eighth report of session ...
Sir Paul Stephenson: I am not entirely sure that in my time SOCA has replaced what the Met used to do on a national basis. Prior to coming down to the Met, I was Chief Constable of Lancashire and the Chairman of the Crime Committee ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, 2009
6
Carnival: Culture in Action : the Trinidad Experience
While there may well be some legitimacy to the charge, it would appear that the real concern runs deeper. There is a perception that the Indian presence is being glorified at the expense of the African. By 1997 the soca-chutney space had ...
Milla Cozart Riggio, 2004
7
Bacchanal!: The Carnival Culture of Trinidad
the risk they run of being sidestepped by alternative events such as the Soca Monarch title. Chutney. Soca. They may also have to keep their eye on the rapid rise of the relatively new phenomenon of chutney soca, an Indian-influenced form of ...
Peter Mason, 1998
8
Billboard
BY PATRICIA MESCHINO PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad— The bittersweet state of Trinidad and Tobago's music industry was in evidence here at the most influential annual event for soca, calypso and steel band music. The T&T Carnival, which ...
9
Black Enterprise
Soca, reggae, calypso, merengue, salsa, compas and zouk— every Caribbean island has its own rhythm, its own national music, its own distinctive beat. Spend enough time on a particular island, and you'll begin to notice that music infuses ...
10
Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism
SOCA can institute criminal proceedings in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland , with the Crown Prosecution Service prosecuting trials on its behalf. The different criminal jurisdictions operating in Scotland will require SOCA to report sus- ...
Frank Shanty, Patit Paban Mishra, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOCA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soca is used in the context of the following news items.
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Irish man dies in canoeing incident on Soca river, Slovenia
An Irish canoeist from north Co Dublin has died in an accident in Slovenia. Conor Keleghan, from Coolmine, Blanchardstown was on an adventure course with ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
2
Oyez, Oyez, Ola! Olatunji grooves his way to first Soca Monarch title
Dressed in a golden suit and hat and seated on a throne of shimmering gold, soca artiste Olatunji Yearwood began his performance exuding confidence that he ... «Trinidad Guardian, Feb 15»
3
Unrest but coach believes Soca Warriors will play CFU final tonight
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Stephen Hart, head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago senior men's national football team, believes that his Soca Warriors will ... «Jamaica Observer, Nov 14»
4
Machel retains Power Soca Monarch
POWER KING: Machel Montano during his performance at Fantastic Friday's Power Soca Monarch final at the National Stadium in Port of Spain. - Photo: ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Mar 14»
5
Bunji Garlin: 'Here To Stand My Ground' For Soca Music
If you're a fan of the NBA, Grey's Anatomy or Major Lazer, you're probably familiar with Bunji Garlin, the man behind this year's international soca anthem, ... «NPR, Dec 13»
6
National Crime Agency to 'relentlessly pursue' organised crime
The agency's head, Keith Bristow, said that, unlike Soca, it would not be a covert organisation and some officers would wear clothing bearing the NCA logo ... «BBC News, Oct 13»
7
Clients of rogue private detectives on Soca list to be probed
Although Soca has been collecting the names of those who used corrupt private investigators for seven years, the information commissioner only received the ... «Financial Times, Oct 13»
8
Soca will check if directors have links to private investigators
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has agreed to review whether its directors have any links to private investigators amid fears that the agency is too ... «The Independent, Sep 13»
9
Soca chief given ultimatum over list of firms linked to rogue …
Vaz, chair of the home affairs select committee, told the head of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca), which has kept the list secret for more than four ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
10
Soca failed to act on 'blue-chip hacking'
Soca has compiled a list of 102 companies and individuals suspected of having commissioned four private detectives, who were convicted of illegally “blagging” ... «Financial Times, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Soca [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/soca>. Apr 2024 ».
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