noun
- A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
- synonyms: Mafia, Cosa Nostra
- A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
- synonyms: Mafia, Sicilian Mafia
- Any tightly knit group of trusted associates.
- synonyms: mafia
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