Alfa

¹

[al-fuh]

noun

1. a word used in communications to represent the letter A.

Alfa

²

[al-fuh]

noun

Military.

1. the NATO name for a class of high-speed nuclear-powered Soviet submarines having a titanium hull, designed for swift pursuit and attack and to avoid anti-submarine weaponry: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s; in service with the Russian Navy 1992–96.

Alfa

/ ˈælfə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Alpha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alfa¹

First recorded in 1950–55; variant spelling of alpha

Example Sentences

As well as Mercedes and BMW, other brands being removed as part of the change include Audi, Alfa Romeo and Lexus.

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The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the killing – and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused.

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At his 50th birthday party earlier this year, Dezer hired artists including rappers Fat Joe and El Alfa to perform on the beach in front of his home—effectively turning a concert experience that is usually public into a private bash.

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Our romance started at the end of the production with a drive across Europe in his new Alfa Romeo sports car, but we’d really only been together six or so weeks since then.

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The group -- whose 14 brands also include Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Chrysler -- reported a 13-percent rise in third-quarter sales as business improved in the United States, where it once struggled.

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