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wastas

wastas is the plural of wasta.

Meaning of wasta

Noun

wasta (plural wastas)

  1. (Arab society, often italicized) Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood
    • The number of those traveling to the US during summer may definitely have gone down, but if one can hook onto a wasta, one could get into the queue of applicants without having to get up early in the morning.2003 June 15, Syed Rashid Husain, “'Wasta' at US Embassy”, in Arab News

Questions about wastas

What is wastas the plural of?
Wastas is the plural of wasta.

Words near wastas in the dictionary

  1. Wast Water
  2. wasta
  3. wastable
  4. wastage
  5. wastages
  6. wastas
  7. wastcote
  8. wastcotes
  9. waste
  10. waste away
  11. waste bin

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