| NOUN | group | Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra | a crime syndicate in the United States |
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| group | Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia | a secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily | |
| group | mafia, maffia | any tightly knit group of trusted associates / associates |
| Sounds | maa'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 | Maffia, 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 | Maffia, 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 | maffia | |
| 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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