razzia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of razzia
1835–45; < French < Arabic (Algerian) ghāzya military raid, variant of Arabic ghazwah
Example Sentences
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It was Flip’s birthday when the razzia came to that quiet residential street of identical attached homes.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
This method of lightning search and seizure was called the razzia, and every family with young men lived in dread of it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The Shereef Kebir would scarcely mention the subject of the razzia to me for shame.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
It was a furious razzia; men, women, children, Parisians, provincials, foreigners, a crowd of people of all sexes and all ages, of all parties and all conditions.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
Sunday morning, on crossing the Boulevard du Prince Eugène, I was taken in a razzia.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
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