The Collaborative International Dictionary
Razzia \Raz"zi*a\ (r[aum]"z[-e]*[aum]), n. [F., fr. Ar. gh[=a]z[=i]a (pron. razia in Algeria).] A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
Wiktionary
n. A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
Wikipedia
The word razzia was borrowed via French from Algerian Arabic ghaziya غزية "raiding", and can mean
- A slave raid conducted by Barbary pirates
- Ghazw, referring to wars associated with the expansion of Muslim territory
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Police raids rounding up many people
- Name used in WWII Denmark for a Nazi roundup
- Certain military raids, such as the raiding tactics applied by French forces in Algeria in the 19th century
- Razzia (film), an East German movie from 1947
- Razzia Records, independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden
- Razzia (artist), French poster artist
- Razzia!, a mafia-themed release of the board game Ra
- Razzia, a board game by Stefan Dorra, published by Ravensburger
'''Razzia '' (Raid') is an East German crime film. It was released in 1947.
The film takes place in Berlin, in the direct aftermath of Germany's defeat in the Second World War.
The black market is rife in the ruined city. Chief Inspector Friedrich Naumann ( Paul Bildt) organizes a raid on the " Ali Baba Club", a suspected center of a black market gang, but the raid fails due to the gang having an informer in the police ranks. Later, Naumann investigates alone, discovers a secret tunnel in the club, and gets murdered.
The plot then thickens around the complicated relationships between Goll ( Harry Frank) - club owner and gang boss; the singer Yvonne ( Nina Kosta), Goll's employee and accomplice; Heinz Becker, Naumann's colleague who had been blackmailed into acting as an informant; and Paul Naumann ( Friedhelm von Petersson), the inspector's son, a recently returned Prisoner of War who works as a driver in Goll's drug pushing ring until realizing that it was Goll who murdered his father.
In the cataclysmic conclusion, the police manages to carry out another raid, a successful one this time, round up members of the gang and undo Goll's dark machinations.
At the time, Berlin - where the film is set and where it was also filmed - was under complete four-power occupation, and the rival German Democratic Republic and German Federal Republic had not yet been set up. Still, the situation of occupation is in this film pushed to the background, with all characters, positive and negative, being Germans and the conflict in the film being between German police and German criminals.
The picture sold more than 8,090,000 tickets.
Gérard Courbouleix–Dénériaz, also known as Razzia, is a French graphic artist born in 1950.
Razzia is one of the last poster artists to remain in an era dominated by computer-generated images. He began his career in what can be called the golden age of poster art. Razzia is unique in that he still uses the same old style to make his posters. He continues to make posters from an original painting, as opposed to computer graphics.
His work evokes Art Deco. He is best known for his work for Louis Vuitton. A retrospective of his work was published in 2007.
"Razzia" is a song recorded in 1982 by Austrian singer Rainhard Fendrich. It reached #9 in the Austrian charts.
Category:1982 singles Category:Austrian songs
Usage examples of "razzia".
En-Noor told us that the Sultan of Asoudee had gone out on a razzia to the west.
About a century ago, their Sheikhs and the greater part of the Tanelkums were destroyed by a razzia of the Tibboos.
Janet has been mentioned frequently in this journal, from the circumstance of their attempting to get up a razzia against the expedition.
But the true state of the case seems to be, that though the great Koku of Aghadez did take the field for a razzia, the actual operations were conducted by the Sultan of Asoudee.
The people of the razzia were much disappointed at finding no more camels, all those of the villages hereabouts, and indeed through all Aheer, being gone to fetch salt from Bilma.
I suppose a razzia will be executed against them, for the restoration of the camels of Tintaghoda, on the return of the salt-caravan from Soudan.
Zinder, that the Sarkee is going, in the course of seven or eight days, to razzia some neighbouring place in the direction of Daura.
It has led the people of Zinder to the razzia during the time of twelve sultans.
The Sarkee is at this moment desperately poor, and is going on this approaching razzia to raise money to satisfy his creditors.
Sarkee went out this morning to his razzia and does not return for some days, so I shall not be able to take leave of his highness.
There are numbers of petty traders here waiting for the booty of this razzia, and some of the creditors of the Sarkee went this morning to wish him God speed.
I must make what use I can of the time of this delay, caused by the nefarious razzia, now in course of operation.
They sell their goods in a lump, on trust, to the Sarkee, and then compose themselves to slumber whilst he goes forth on a razzia, and brings them slaves in payment.
Sarkee of Zinder heard that the Sultan of Korgum had just gone out on a razzia, united with the people of Maradee, and has taken this opportunity to make a foray.
It is now said that the Sultan of Korgum wrote to the Sarkee of Zinder, and asked him if he should make a razzia on or with Maradee.