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razzia
noun
[ ˈrazɪə ]
• a hostile raid for purposes of conquest, plunder, and capture of slaves, especially one carried out by Moors in North Africa.
Origin:
mid 19th century: via French from Algerian Arabic ġāziya ‘raid’.
