English Explanatory Dictionary

razzia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.

Word forms

razzia razzias

Etymology

Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), equalling Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Doublet of ghazwa.

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