Alfa

[ al-fuh ]

/ ˈæl fə /

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noun

a word used in communications to represent the letter A.

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Origin of Alfa

First recorded in 1950–55; variant spelling of alpha

Words nearby Alfa

alexithymia, Alexius I, Alexius I Comnenus, aleyard, Alf, Alfa, alfalfa, alfalfa butterfly, alfalfa weevil, Al Farabi, Alfaro

Other definitions for Alfa (2 of 2)

Alfa²

[ al-fuh ]

/ ˈæl fə /

noun Military.

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.

How to use Alfa in a sentence

The Alfa members involved are now in hiding in Crimea but some former commanders are still in Ukraine and are being interrogated.
New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev's Killers|Jamie Dettmer|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Alfa Team trains with specialists from Russia, according to former Russian military intelligence officer Boris Volodarsky.
New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev's Killers|Jamie Dettmer|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That leaves 36 the victims of the other units, including Alfa, firing that day.
New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev's Killers|Jamie Dettmer|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the fire and smoke prevented the Alfa team from remaining in the building.
New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev's Killers|Jamie Dettmer|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Alfa members were armed with AK-47s and sniper rifles, including German Blaser hunting rifles.
New Evidence: Russian Spies Backed Kiev's Killers|Jamie Dettmer|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Irish title of the letter a or haw is alif, as also is the Arabian: the Greek alpha is either alpa or alfa.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Alfa, al′fa, n. an African name for esparto grass—also spelt Halfa.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Esparto grass, called "alfa" or "halfa" by the Arabs, is another unique product of the Sahara.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson
Esparto grass, also called alfa, grows in Spain and the northern part of Africa.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
Mrs. "Alfa Baba" Farmingham would be, then, one of the persons that Hargrave's house was concerned to reach.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square|Melville Davisson Post

British Dictionary definitions for Alfa

Alfa

/ (ˈælfə) /

noun

a variant spelling of Alpha (def. 2)

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