Razzia
See also: razzia
German edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Razzia f (genitive Razzia, plural Razzien or (rare) Razzias)
- police raid
- Synonyms: Durchsuchung, Fahndungsaktion, Hausdurchsuchung, Haussuchung, Polizeikontrolle
Declension edit
Declension of Razzia [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Razzia” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Razzia” in Duden online
- “Razzia” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Razzia on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de