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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

24

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Related Words

clique coterie ingroup organized crime gangland gangdom syndicate crime syndicate mob