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Mafia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mafia : (noun)
1: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in
families; believed to have important relations to the
Sicilian Mafia [syn: Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra]
2: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed
tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the
middle of the 19th century [syn: Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian
Mafia]
3: any tightly knit group of trusted associates [syn: maffia]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Maffia \Maf"fi*a\,Mafia : \Ma"fi*a\, n. [It. maffia.]
A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political
organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is
used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by
illegal methods.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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