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sofa [noun]
US /ˈsoʊ.fə/ 
UK /ˈsəʊ.fə/ 
Example: 

I fell asleep on the sofa.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sofa

 (also couch) (British also settee) noun
a long soft seat for more than one person:
Jane and Bob were sitting on the sofa.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sofa

sofa /ˈsəʊfə $ ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Arabic; Origin: suffah 'long seat']
a comfortable seat with raised arms and a back, that is wide enough for two or three people to sit on SYN couch, settee British English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sofa

sofa [sofa sofas]   [ˈsəʊfə]    [ˈsoʊfə]  noun
a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on
Syn:  settee, Syn: couch 
 
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French, based on Arabic ṣuffa.  
Example Bank:
Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather sofa.
He got up from the sofa to fetch some drinks.
He slumped back on the sofa in tears.
I fell asleep on the sofa.
I might have to hide behind the sofa if the movie gets too scary!
I spent the evening sprawled on the sofa, watching TV.
I was lying on my living-room sofa.
She sank into the deep sofa.
She was curled up on the sofa.
The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four.

a sofa bed

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

sofa / ˈsəʊ.fə /   / ˈsoʊ- / noun [ C ] ( UK also settee )

sofa

A2 a long, soft seat with a back and usually arms, on which more than one person can sit at the same time

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sofa

 /soʊfə/
(sofas)

A sofa is a long, comfortable seat with a back and usually with arms, which two or three people can sit on.

= settee, couch

N-COUNT
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sofa
 

so·fa /ˈsoʊfə/ noun, pl -fas [count] : a long and comfortable piece of furniture on which a person can sit or lie down