Mafia - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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

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)

Example Usage of Mafia

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