English > gangland: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | underworld organizations. |
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Synonyms | organized crime, gangdom |
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Member of | underworld | The criminal class |
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Members | gang, pack, ring, mob | An association of criminals |
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Narrower | Black Hand | A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century |
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Camorra | A secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail |
Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia | A secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily |
syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family | A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities |
yakuza | organized crime in Japan |
Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
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Spanish | crimen organizado, gangdom, hampa, mundo del crimen |
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Catalan | crim organitzat, gangdom, hampa, món del crim |
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