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Mafia

/ Mafia /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Type of:
clique coterie ingroup
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 2
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
Type of:
organized crime gangland gangdom
noun Sense 3
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
Type of:
syndicate crime syndicate mob
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
19
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clique coterie ingroup organized crime gangland gangdom syndicate crime syndicate mob