razzia

[ raz-ee-uh ]

/ ˈræz i ə /

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noun

a plundering raid.

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Origin of razzia

1835–45; <French <Arabic (Algerian) ghāzya military raid, variant of Arabic ghazwah

Words nearby razzia

razorfish, razor-shell, razor wire, razz, razzberry, razzia, Razzie, razzle, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz, Rb

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How to use razzia in a sentence

When day dawned it was ascertained that this daring razzia had cost Mahomed a hundred horses.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
She had been sold by auction, as usual, the day after the return from the razzia, and had fallen to the lot of one of the men.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
A razzia was ordered in the night, and its result was eight hundred prisoners and twelve thousand head of cattle.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 68, No 420, October 1850|Various
The Algerine coast has enriched our language with at least two words, respectively warlike and peaceful—razzia and fantasia.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

It was the people of the same tribe who formed a razzia expedition against us.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1|James Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for razzia

razzia

/ (ˈræzɪə) /

noun plural -zias

history a raid for plunder or slaves, esp one carried out by Moors in North Africa

Word Origin for razzia

C19: from French, from Arabic ghaziah war

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