| NOUN | group | Cosa Nostra, Mafia, Maffia | a crime syndicate in the United States |
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| Meaning | A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations / relations to the Sicilian Mafia. | |
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| Synonyms | Mafia, Maffia | |
| Category of | omerta | A code of silence practiced by the Mafia |
| Members | mafioso | A member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States |
| Broader | syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family | A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
| Spanish | cosa nostra, Cosa Nostra, mafia | |
| Catalan | cosa nostra, Cosa Nostra, màfia | |
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