HyperDic: mafia

English > 3 senses of the word Mafia / mafia:
NOUNgroupMafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostraa crime syndicate in the United States
groupMafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafiaa secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily
groupmafia, maffiaany tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates
Mafia / mafia > pronunciation
Soundsmaa'fiyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > Mafia: 3 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations / relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
SynonymsMaffia, Cosa Nostra
Category ofomertaA code of silence practiced by the Mafia
MembersmafiosoA member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States
Broadersyndicate, crime syndicate, mob, familyA loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Spanishcosa nostra, Cosa Nostra, mafia
Catalancosa nostra, Cosa Nostra, màfia
English > Mafia: 3 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily; originally / originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
SynonymsMaffia, Sicilian Mafia
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
MembersmafiosoA member of the Sicilian Mafia
Broaderorganized crime, gangland, gangdomunderworld organizations
Spanishmafia, mafia siciliana
Catalanmàfia
English > mafia: 3 senses > noun 3, group
MeaningAny tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates.
Synonymmaffia
Broaderclique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, campAn exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishmafia
Catalanmàfia

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