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mafia meaning and definition
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Definition of Mafia (noun)
- a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
- synonyms: Cosa Nostra, Maffia
- a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
- synonyms: Maffia, Sicilian Mafia
- any tightly knit group of trusted associates
- synonyms: maffia
Source: Princeton University Wordnet