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razzia

[raz-ee-uh]

noun

a plundering raid.

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

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razzia (ˈræzɪə)

—n , pl -zias
	history a raid for plunder or slaves, esp one carried out by Moors in North Africa

[C19: from French, from Arabic ghaziah war]

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