razzia

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razzia

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

noun razzias

A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid. A week ago the police started razzias (raids), and lots of gay and not gay people have been taken to the police department off of the main avenues, bars, (gay and not gay), baths, and restaurants.

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"razzia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/razzia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{razzia_2026,
  title = {razzia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/razzia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}