Camorra
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- noun
- /kəˈmɔrə/
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Camorra
- In Naples, the activities of the Camorra include drug trafficking and money laundering.
- Camorra in Naples
- Camorra crime
They came out and made-up the Andranguta in Calabria, Camorra in Naples, and Cos in Austria, in Sicily.
- They came out and made-up the Andranguta in Calabria, Camorra in Naples, and Cos in Austria, in Sicily.
Examples
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The police have been cracking down on the Camorra, aiming to weaken their influence in the city.
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His message goes beyond Naples, beyond Italy, beyond Europe (the Camorra has its tentacles all over the place) to the world.
Blog text (11) -
The Camorra... buying drugs from the enemy... and selling them on our own streets to finance your enterprises.
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The Camorra traffics women from Latin America into Europe.
Academic text (2003) -
Camorra.
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Camorra. Israelis. Saudis. Iranians. Muslim Brotherhood.
Fiction book (1996) -
They came out and made-up the Andranguta in Calabria, Camorra in Naples, and Cos in Austria, in Sicily.
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The Camorra is infamous for its involvement in organized crime and extortion in Naples.
Synonyms
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A secret group that commits crimes and controls illegal businesses
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An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things
Surface Forms
Etymology
Camorra probably comes from an old Italian and Spanish word camorra that meant 'brawl' or 'quarrel'. A helpful way to remember the word is to think of a 'brawl'—these groups began as fighting gangs, so the name came to mean the secret, violent criminal society it is today.