Thesaurus: Mafia

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1. n. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
2. n. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
3. n. any tightly knit group of trusted associates
4. A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods.
5. n:100 n. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia n. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century n. any tightly knit group of trusted associates