Wajda

American  

[vahy-duh] / ˈvaɪ də /

noun

1. Andrzej 1926–2016, Polish film director.

---

Wajda British  

/ ˈvajda /

noun

1. Andrei or Andrzej (ˈandʒɛj). born 1926, Polish film director. His films include Ashes and Diamonds (1958), The Wedding (1972), Man of Iron (1980), Danton (1982), Miss Nobody (1997), and Katyn (2007)

---

Example Sentences

It’s such a breathtaking setting that Sister Wajda said, “It’s almost like a desecration to try to explain how beautiful it is.”

From Seattle Times

Then there was the Phoenix in Oxford in the late 50s and the films of Ingmar Bergman, Andrzej Wajda and the first splash of the French New Wave.

From The Guardian

The life and work of Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda.

From Los Angeles Times

Historian Shirley Wajda says: "For all the corporate talk about teamwork, it's hard to feel part of a team when you are placed in an inhospitable physical environment."

From BBC

For the next four years, Mr. Wajda, a supporter of Solidarity and of dissident Polish organizations, was banned from making movies in his homeland.

From New York Times