Definition of Mafia

1. Noun. A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.

Exact synonyms: Cosa Nostra, Maffia
Examples of category: Omerta
Generic synonyms: Crime Syndicate, Family, Mob, Syndicate
Member holonyms: Mafioso

2. Noun. A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
Exact synonyms: Maffia, Sicilian Mafia
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Gangdom, Gangland, Organized Crime
Member holonyms: Mafioso

3. Noun. Any tightly knit group of trusted associates.
Exact synonyms: Maffia
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Camp, Clique, Coterie, Ingroup, Inner Circle, Pack

Definition of Mafia

1. a secret criminal organization [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mafia

maffia
maffias
maffick
mafficked
mafficker
maffickers
mafficking
mafficks
maffled
mafflin
maffling
mafflings
mafflins
Maffucci
Maffucci's syndrome
mafia (current term)
mafias
mafic
mafics
mafiosi
mafioso
mafiosos
maftir
maftirs
Mafucci syndrome
mag
Magadhan
magainin
magaldrate
magalog

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