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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Dated form of mafia. alt-of, dated
2. 2
   any tightly knit group of trusted associates wordnet
3. 3
   a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century wordnet
4. 4
   a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.
2. 2
   Dated form of Mafia. alt-of, dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

mafiacosa nostramafiasicilian mafia

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Maffia.

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