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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAFD

Arabic: deputation.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WAFD

Wafd  [wɒft] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAFD

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Wafd is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAFD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wafd Party

The Wafd Party was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period in the 1919s and 30s. During this time, it was instrumental in the development of the 1923 constitution, and supported moving Egypt from dynastic rule to a constitutional monarchy, where power would be wielded by a nationally-elected parliament. The party was dissolved in 1952, after the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.

Definition of Wafd in the English dictionary

The definition of Wafd in the dictionary is a nationalist Egyptian political party: founded in 1924 and dissolved in 1952.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAFD


aloft
əˈlɒft
Ashcroft
ˈæʃkrɒft
Cockcroft
ˈkɒkˌkrɒft
cockloft
ˈkɒkˌlɒft
coft
kɒft
cornloft
ˈkɔːnˌlɒft
croft
krɒft
hayloft
ˈheɪlɒft
loft
lɒft
Lowestoft
ˈləʊstɒft
oft
ɒft
oversoft
ˌəʊvəˈsɒft
semisoft
ˌsemɪˈsɒft
soft
sɒft
supersoft
ˌsuːpərˈsɒft
thoft
θɒft
toft
tɒft
ultrasoft
ˌʌltrəˈsɒft
undercroft
ˈʌndəˌkrɒft
unsoft
ʌnˈsɒft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAFD

Wadi Halfa
wadies
wading
wading bird
wading pool
wadmal
wadset
wadsetted
wadsetter
wadsetting
wady
waeness
waesome
waesuck
Wafdist

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAFD

mfd

Synonyms and antonyms of Wafd in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Wafd» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAFD

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The translations of Wafd from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Wafd» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的Wafd
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wafd
570 millions of speakers

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Wafd
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Wafd
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوفد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вафд
278 millions of speakers

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Wafd
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াফদ
260 millions of speakers

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Wafd
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Translator English - Malay

Wafd
190 millions of speakers

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Wafd
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Wafd
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Wafd
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wafd
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Wafd
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वफाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vefd
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Wafd
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wafd
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вафд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wafd
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Wafd
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Wafd
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Wafden
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Wafd
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAFD»

Discover the use of Wafd in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Wafd and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Re-envisioning Egypt 1919-1952
Likewise, when the Wafd ideologues employed the concept of 'aristocracy,' it was not meant to describe a social class because the members of the Liberal Constitutional Party and the Wafd Party were mostly from the same 'class.' Rather , the ...
Arthur Goldschmidt, Amy J. Johnson, Barak A. Salmoni, 2005
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Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, ...
174 Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood had concluded a detailed study of opposition political parties and chose to ally itself with the Wafd Party in order to take part in the elections. An alliance with the leftist Unionist Party was out of the  ...
Martin E. Marty, R. Scott Appleby, 1996
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Sadat and After: Struggles for Egypt's Political Soul
further example of official political liberalization under Sadat.47 In fact, the rebirth of the Wafd is important primarily for the independent and unanticipated response it evoked from liberals. Fuad Serrag Eddine, former general secretary of the ...
Raymond William Baker, 1990
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Reconstructing Rural Egypt: Ahmed Hussein and the History of ...
The Wafd had no monopoly on corruption, but public patience grew thin. Too many works projects seemed to benefit government officials, their business associates, and relatives."63 The promise of the Wafd to put an end to nepotism and to ...
Amy J. Johnson, 2004
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Islam and the Search for Social Order in Modern Egypt: A ...
HAYKAL, THE WAFD, AND THE EGYPTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, 1918-1922 Haykal's political affiliations developed out of the split which arose in the Wafd during its struggle to achieve Egyptian independence. Led by Sa'd Zaghlul, the ...
Charles D. Smith, 1983
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Colonialism: an international, social, cultural, and ...
Wafd Party (Egypt) Egypt's premier nationalist party began as an abortive mission to London and the Versailles Peace Conference. Led by Sad Zaghlul, former vice -president of the suspended National Assembly, it was a delegation (in Arabic, ...
Melvin Eugene Page, Penny M. Sonnenburg, 2003
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Rethinking Nasserism: Revolution and Historical Memory in ...
On the social composition and political platform of the Liberal Party and the New Wafd, see Springborg, Mubarak's Egypt, 202–7; Hinnebusch, Egyptian Politics under Sadat, 208–20; Krämer, Ägypten unter Mubarak, 77–90. 14. Jamal Badawi  ...
Elie Podeh, Onn Winckler, 2004
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Islamists and Secularists in Egypt: Opposition, Conflict & ...
The 1984 electoral alliance between the Wafd Party and the Muslim Brotherhood In 1984, the newly reconstituted Wafd Party and the Muslim Brotherhood formed an electoral alliance to contest the parliamentary elections. The Wafd and the ...
Dina Shehata, 2009
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The Quest for Modernity: Secular Liberal and Left-wing ...
The communists hoped that support of the Wafd and the establishment of a Wafd government in the new post-war circumstances would help launch a national democratic revolution. On the other hand, the communist movement was sufficiently ...
Roel Meijer, 2002
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Divided We Stand, But United We Oppose? Opposition Alliances ...
The New Wafd: Al-Wafd al-Jadid or The New Wafd Party is one of the most historically significant liberal parties in the country. Al-Wafd was formed in 1919 to serve as a mobilization platform against imperialist rule. The party continues to be ...
Neha Sahgal, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAFD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Wafd is used in the context of the following news items.
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Washington Federal Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from …
Washington Federal logo Shares of Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Washington Federal Receives Hold Rating from Keefe, Bruyette …
Washington Federal logo Stock analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) from ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Washington Federal (WAFD) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results …
Washington Federal logo Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.41 earnings per ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Washington Federal (WAFD) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on …
Washington Federal logo Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 15th. Analysts ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Recent Analysts' Ratings Updates for Washington Federal (WAFD)
7/1/2015 – Washington Federal was downgraded by analysts at Zacks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. According to Zacks, “Washington Federal's ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Washington Federal Lowered to "Hold" at Zacks (WAFD)
Washington Federal Inc. logo Zacks lowered shares of Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Washington Federal Receives $23.80 Average Price Target from …
Washington Federal logo Shares of Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are covering ... «Dakota Financial News, Jun 15»
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Washington Federal Warrants 'Caution, Curve Ahead,' Says …
In a report rolled out Thursday, Macquarie analyst Russell Gunther remained cautious regarding Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ: WAFD), reiterating and ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
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Washington Federal Research Coverage Started at Piper Jaffray …
Washington Federal logo Investment analysts at Piper Jaffray began coverage on shares of Washington Federal (NASDAQ:WAFD) in a note issued to investors ... «sleekmoney, Jun 15»
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Sisi's intervention in internal Wafd dispute raises questions
Conflicts within Wafd escalated in April 2015 following a call from a number of its leaders to withdraw confidence from party chairman El-Sayed el-Badawi and ... «Al-Monitor, Jun 15»

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