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, adjectiveWords nearby Wafd
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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.
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, adjectiveWord Origin for Wafd
Arabic: deputation
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