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    raz·zi·a
    /ˈrazēə/

    noun

    • 1. a hostile raid for purposes of conquest, plunder, and capture of slaves, especially one carried out by Moors in North Africa. historical

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › razziaRAZZIA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Razzia definition: a plundering raid.. See examples of RAZZIA used in a sentence.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › razziaRazzia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A razzia is a plundering and destructive incursion, from colloquial Arabic ghazyah. Learn more about the word history, etymology, and usage of razzia in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAZZIA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a raid for plunder or slaves, esp one carried out by Moors in North Africa. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: from French, from Arabic ghaziah war. Word Frequency. razzia in American English. (ˈræziə) noun. a plundering raid. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › razziaRazzia | raid | Britannica

    In ghanīmah. …society, where the ghazw (razzia, or raid) was a way of life and a point of honour, ghanīmah helped provide the material means of existence. After the leader of the ghazw received a fourth or a fifth of the booty, the rest was divided among the raiders according to…. Read More.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Razzia_(military)Razzia (military) - Wikipedia

    A razzia is a surprise attack against an enemy settlement. Although it primarily sought to obtain booty, historically the objectives of a razzia have been diverse: the capture of slaves, ethnic or religious cleansing, expansion of territory, and intimidation of the enemy.

  7. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullRazzia: A Turning Point in Modern Strategy - Taylor & Francis...

    Sep 11, 2009 · The razzia, a tactic of swift and brutal raids used by the French military against recalcitrant tribes in Algeria in the 1840s, was a necessary step in modern military thought.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › razziaRazzia - definition of razzia by The Free Dictionary

    n. A plundering raid. [Arabic dialectal ġazya, from Arabic ġazwa, raid, military attack, from ġazā, to raid; see ġzw in Semitic roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.