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razzia

razzia noun: a plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.

Noun

razzia (plural razzias)

  1. 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.1984 April 21, Jorge A., “Getting Together”, in Gay Community News, page 5

razzia meaning in Urdu

razzia in Urdu

چھاپہ

Forms of razzia

pluralrazzias

Origin of razzia

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

Questions about razzia

What does razzia mean?
Razzia means a plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
What is razzia in Urdu?
Razzia in Urdu is چھاپہ. See Razzia meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is razzia?
Razzia is a noun.
What is the plural of razzia?
The plural of razzia is razzias.

Words near razzia in the dictionary

  1. razzed someone's berries
  2. razzer
  3. razzers
  4. razzes
  5. razzes someone's berries
  6. razzia
  7. razziah
  8. razziahs
  9. razzias
  10. Razzie
  11. Razzies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: razzia (page history and authors); razzia (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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