maffia

Definition of Maffia in English :

Noun

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

2. maffia, mafia, sicilian mafia

a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

3. maffia, mafia

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

mafia

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maffia

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noun

1. the Mafia

2.

any group considered to resemble the Mafia

See also Black Hand, Camorra, Cosa Nostra

Maffia

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noun

1.

in Sicily,

a. [m-]

an attitude of popular hostility to law and government

b.

a secret society characterized by this attitude

2.

a.

in the U.S. and elsewhere, a secret society, of Italian origin, engaged in such illegal activities as gambling, prostitution, and illicit trade in narcotics

b. [m-]

any group engaged in such activities

the Russian mafia

3. [m-]

any exclusive or dominating group

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