NOUN | group | Maffia, Mafia, Cosa Nostra | a crime syndicate in the United States |
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group | Maffia, Mafia, Sicilian Mafia | a secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily | |
group | maffia, mafia | any tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates |
Sounds | mae'fiyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
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, Cosa Nostra | |
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 |
Meaning | A secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily; originally / originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century. | |
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Synonyms | Mafia, Sicilian Mafia | |
Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The 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 |
Members | mafioso | A member of the Sicilian Mafia |
Broader | organized crime, gangland, gangdom | underworld organizations |
Spanish | mafia, mafia siciliana | |
Catalan | màfia |
Meaning | Any tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates. | |
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Synonym | mafia | |
Broader | clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp | An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | mafia | |
Catalan | màfia |
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