MAFIA

• (noun) any tightly knit group of trusted associates

  synonyms : maffia

• (noun) 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

• (noun) a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

  synonyms : cosa nostra , maffia

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