What does "cosa nostra" mean?

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

What is a synonym for "cosa nostra"?

Common synonyms include: black market, gambling, loan sharking, maffia, mafia, mob.

Pronounced //ˈkoʊzəˈnoʊstɹə//.

/ˈkoʊzəˈnoʊstɹə/ name

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Noun

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a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia wordnet

Proper Noun

Borrowed from Italian and Sicilian Cosa nostra (literally “our thing”).