razzia
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See also: Razzia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), equalling Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Doublet of ghazwa.
Noun
razzia (plural razzias)
- A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
- 1984 April 21, Jorge A., “Getting Together”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
- 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.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غزية.
Noun
razzia
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | razzia | razziaen | razziaer | razziaerne |
genitive | razzias | razziaens | razziaers | razziaernes |
References
- “razzia” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
razzia f (plural razzia's, diminutive razziaatje n)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: razia
Further reading
razzia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
Etymology
From earlier razia (1830), gazia (1808), borrowed from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة (ḡaziya), classical Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa, “raid, military campaign”). Compare Portuguese gazia.
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Pronunciation
Noun
razzia f (plural razzias)
- (military) raid, foray [from early 19th c.]
- (law enforcement) raid, swift operation [from 1840s]
- Synonym: rafle
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “razzia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Italian
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