Razzia - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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Mid-19th century, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غزية (ḡazya), from Classical Arabic غَزْوة (ḡazwa, “military raid, foray”). Adopted with a spelling pronunciation, perhaps after Italian borrowings with -zz- like Skizze or Intermezzo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈratsi̯a/, [ˈʁa.t͡sja], [ˈʁa.t͡si.a]
• Hyphenation: Raz‧zia

Razzia f (genitive Razzia, plural Razzien or (rare) Razzias)

1. police raid

   Synonyms: Durchsuchung, Fahndungsaktion, Hausdurchsuchung, Haussuchung, Polizeikontrolle

• Drogenrazzia
• Großrazzia
• Polizeirazzia

• “Razzia” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Razzia” in Duden online
• “Razzia” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Razzia on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de