Wafd

[ wahft ]

/ wɑft /

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noun

a nationalist party in Egypt.

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Origin of Wafd

<Arabic: literally, deputation

OTHER WORDS FROM Wafd

Wafdist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Wafd

Wadsworth, wady, wae, waesucks, Waf, Wafd, wafer, waferboard, wafer-thin, waff, Waffen SS

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How to use Wafd in a sentence

We had the Wafd Party, which used to get about 90 percent of the votes; Egyptians were voting for liberal parties.
Freed Activist Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad on Egypt’s Future|David Keyes|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Wafd

Wafd

/ (wɒft) /

noun

a nationalist Egyptian political party: founded in 1924 and dissolved in 1952

Derived forms of Wafd

Wafdist, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Wafd

Arabic: deputation

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