raza

[ rah-sah ]

/ ˈrɑ sɑ /

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noun Southwestern U.S. Slang

(used with a plural verb) people; guys (used as a form of address): Happy Friday, raza—the weekend’s almost here!

Sometimes Raza .(used with a singular or plural verb) la raza: Union busters keep trying to divide the raza, but we stand united!

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How to use raza in a sentence

The AFL-CIO has urged the president to pursue both options, as have La Raza and other pro-reform groups.
Boehner vs. The Base on Immigration|Patricia Murphy|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“If today someone stands up and says the exact same things about Jews, Hindus or Buddhists, I would be equally upset,” says Raza.
Dutch Xenophobe Geert Wilders Echoes Goebbels’ Infamous 1943 Speech|Nadette De Visser|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Speaking in Parliament, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani asked rhetorically, “We want to know who gave Osama bin Laden a visa?”
Osama’s Family Deported by Pakistan to Saudi Arabia to Close Abbottabad Chapter|Abid Hussain, Nazar Ul Islam|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“This needs to be taken very seriously,” says Daniel Ortega, a Phoenix lawyer who chairs the National Council of La Raza.
Immigration's New Poster Child|Terry Greene Sterling|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

On our left lay the two islands, Rodonda and Raza, on the latter of which is situated a lighthouse.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
A person free from tainted blood is defined by law, Christiano viejo, limpio de toda mala raza.
Records of The Spanish Inquisition|Andrew Dickson White
They are a raza conquistada as their masters term them—a conquered race.
Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1|Charles Reginald Enock
The land breeze lasted long enough to bring them by Santa Cruz, and their ship drifted along all day between Raza and the main.
Sustained honor|John R. Musick,