Definitions For Parastatal

Adjective

(not comparable) Pertaining to such a company or group.

Noun

PARASTATAL (plural PARASTATALs) (chiefly, Africa) A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the state, either directly or indirectly.

Synonyms

quango

Etymology

from para + statal.

Is Parastatal a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Parastatal is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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