Alfa

¹ American  

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /

noun

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

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Alfa ² American  

[al-fuh] / ˈæl fə /

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.

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Alfa British  

/ ˈælfə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Alpha

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Etymology

Origin of Alfa

First recorded in 1950–55; variant spelling of alpha

Example Sentences

Mays and co-founder Peter Berthon built a small factory at the bottom of Mays' garden and set out to take on European teams such as Ferrari and Alfa Romeo.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Among the surprises in testing: Alfa Romeo topped Day 2 through Zhou Guanyu and was third Saturday with Valtteri Bottas behind the wheel.

From Seattle Times

A second red flag came out later when Valtteri Bottas parked his Alfa Romeo in a run-off area.

From Seattle Times

The defending champion wasn’t quite the fastest Friday in his Red Bull on the second day of preseason testing — that was Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu — but the Dutchman was only .04 seconds behind and looked consistent on longer runs simulating a race distance.

From Seattle Times