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rapine

 
Dictionary: rap·ine
(răp'ĭn) pronunciation
n.
Forcible seizure of another's property; plunder.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rapīna, from rapere, to seize.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  Synonym: rape


Translations: Rapine
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plyndring, rov

Nederlands (Dutch)
plundering, roof

Français (French)
n. - rapine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Plünderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαρπαγή, λεηλασία

Italiano (Italian)
rapina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rapina (f)

Русский (Russian)
грабеж, мародерство

Español (Spanish)
n. - rapiña, saqueo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plundring

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
抢夺, 掠夺

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搶奪, 掠奪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 강탈, 약탈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 強奪, 略奪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سلب, نهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שוד, ביזה‬


 
 
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rapinous
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Rapin (family name)

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