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3 N‑COUNT A sovereign is a king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country. □  The British sovereign is also the head of the Church of England.

sov|er|eign|ty /sɒ vr I nti/ N‑UNCOUNT Sovereignty is the power that a country has to govern itself or another country or state. □  Britain's concern to protect national sovereignty is far from new.

So|vi|et /soʊ viət, sɒ v-/ (Soviets )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Soviet is used to describe something that belonged or related to the former Soviet Union. □  …the former Soviet empire.

2 N‑PLURAL The Soviets were the people of the former Soviet Union. □  In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1 into outer space.

3 N‑COUNT A soviet was an elected local, regional, or national council in the former Soviet Union.

sow

➊ VERB USES

➋ NOUN USE

➊ sow /soʊ / (sows , sowing , sowed , sown )

1 VERB If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant the seeds in the ground. □ [V n] Sow the seed in a warm place in February/March. □ [be V -ed + with ] Yesterday the field opposite was sown with maize.

2 VERB If someone sows an undesirable feeling or situation, they cause it to begin and develop. □ [V n] He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals.

3 PHRASE If one thing sows the seeds of another, it starts the process which leads eventually to the other thing. □  Rich industrialised countries have sown the seeds of global warming.

➋ sow /saʊ / (sows ) N‑COUNT A sow is an adult female pig.

sown /soʊ n/ Sown is the past participle of sow .

soy /sɔ I / N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Soy flour, butter, or other food is made from soybeans. [AM ] in BRIT, use soya

soya /sɔ I ə/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Soya flour, butter, or other food is made from soya beans. [BRIT ] in AM, use soy

so ya bean (soya beans ) N‑COUNT Soya beans are beans that can be eaten or used to make flour, oil, or soy sauce. [BRIT ] in AM, use soybeans

soy|bean /sɔ I biːn/ (soybeans ) also soy bean N‑COUNT Soybeans are the same as soya beans . [AM ]

soy sauce /sɔ I sɔː s/ also soya sauce N‑UNCOUNT Soy sauce is a dark brown liquid made from soya beans and used as a flavouring, especially in Chinese cooking.

spa /spɑː / (spas )

1 N‑COUNT A spa is a place where water with minerals in it comes out of the ground. People drink the water or go in it in order to improve their health. □  …Fiuggi, a spa town famous for its water.

2 N‑COUNT A health spa is a kind of hotel where people go to do exercise and have special treatments in order to improve their health.

space ◆◆◇ /spe I s/ (spaces , spacing , spaced )

1 N‑VAR You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. For example, you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space . □  …bits of open space such as fields and small parks. □  …cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses. □  I had plenty of space to write and sew. □  The space underneath could be used as a storage area. □  List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made.

2 N‑VAR A particular kind of space is the area that is available for a particular activity or for putting a particular kind of thing in. □  …the high cost of office space. □  Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility.

3 N‑UNCOUNT [oft n of N ] If a place gives a feeling of space , it gives an impression of being large and open. □  Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms.

4 N‑UNCOUNT If you give someone space to think about something or to develop as a person, you allow them the time and freedom to do this. □  You need space to think everything over.