HyperDic: sicilian_mafia

English > 1 sense of the expression Sicilian Mafia:
NOUNgroupSicilian Mafia, Mafia, Maffiaa secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily
English > Sicilian Mafia: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily; originally / originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
SynonymsMafia, Maffia
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe 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
MembersmafiosoA member of the Sicilian Mafia
Broaderorganized crime, gangland, gangdomunderworld organizations
Spanishmafia, mafia siciliana
Catalanmàfia

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