Mafia
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- noun
- /ˈmɑːfiə/
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mafia
- Many movies depict the Mafia as a secretive and powerful criminal organization.
- Mafia (Cosa Nostra)
- Mafia (Cosa Nostra)
- Mafia boss
In their zeal to bring down the Italian mafia, they look the other way.
- In their zeal to bring down the Italian mafia, they look the other way.
- He's got gang bangers, he's got Russian mafia, he's got Mexican mafia.
- All right, I used to think the the Mafia was behind it as a kid.
- So how do the Italian mafia fit in here?
- If you, if the mafia did that, they would be in jail for loan sharking.
- And had a gambling debt with the Russian mafia.
- I have what they taught me, not what the Mafia taught me.
- But before that, before I was in the Mafia, I had no relation to the Mafia whatsoever.
- They had their assets stuffing ballot boxes, using mafia muscle to shut down opposition meetings.
- He's got a a history with the mafia.
- What if, what if it's actually the mafia that have the ACT on?
- I know this is an aside, but is revenge with the mafia the same as anger?
- And there's a book that just came out about this called Mafia Spies by Thomas Mayer.
Examples
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Everybody dies, but in the Mafia... people die more often, and never by accident.
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The deal's bein' brokered by the Russian Mafia.
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All right, I used to think the the Mafia was behind it as a kid.
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" Does the head of a Mafia family have to be present at a hit?
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So how do the Italian mafia fit in here?
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But before that, before I was in the Mafia, I had no relation to the Mafia whatsoever.
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In their zeal to bring down the Italian mafia, they look the other way.
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So what did the Albanian Mafia think when you started working for the Italian?
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Have you heard of the Georgian Mafia?
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The author has worked with Hollywood celebrities, mafia captains, and many other colorful characters.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A group of people who work together to do illegal things
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A group of criminals who run illegal businesses together
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A group of people who run illegal businesses together
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An organized group of criminals who work together to do illegal things
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An organized criminal group in the United States linked to the Sicilian Mafia
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An organized criminal group from Sicily that uses violence to control illegal businesses
A secret criminal group from Sicily that controls illegal activities
Compounds
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An organized criminal group from Sicily that uses violence to control illegal businesses
- Slur
A joking or critical phrase that says LGBT people secretly control media and politics
- Slur
A slang phrase for people who support LGBTQ+ rights, used to insult them as a powerful group
How Organized
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Mafia probably comes from the Sicilian word mafiusu, which meant 'bold' or 'proud' and was used for people who showed strength. So the name came to be used for secret, family-based criminal groups, which is why Mafia now means such an organization.