alfa

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noun

A West African cleric or religious teacher.

OriginFula alfaa →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

alfa1

noun
  1. international standardsAlternative letter-case form of Alfa from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  2. alternativeinternational standardsAlternative spelling of alpha used in the ruleset of the international nonproprietary name system, where various digraphs are usually deprecated (except for grandfathered exceptions) because their replacement is translingually preferable (thus, for example, f, not ph; t, not th; and e, not ae).

alfa2

nounalfa (plural alfas)

plural alfas

  1. IslamA West African cleric or religious teacher.

Alfa3

nounAlfa (plural Alfas)

plural Alfas

  1. informalautomotiveA car made by Alfa Romeo.
proper noun
  1. A female given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

alfa · noun

  1. Fulaalfaa
  2. Englishalfa

From Fula alfaa. Compare Yoruba àlùfáà.

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Alfa · noun, proper noun

Clipping of Alfa Romeo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

alfa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfa

MLA

“alfa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alfa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alfa.

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