HyperDic: cosa_nostra

English > 1 sense of the expression Cosa Nostra:
NOUNgroupCosa Nostra, Mafia, Maffiaa crime syndicate in the United States
English > Cosa Nostra: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations / relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
SynonymsMafia, Maffia
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

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