mafia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
    Maffia; Cosa Nostra.
  2. noun a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
    Sicilian Mafia; Maffia.
  3. noun any tightly knit group of trusted associates
    maffia.

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