- 1. n. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia Source: wordnet
- 2. n. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century Source: wordnet
- 3. n. any tightly knit group of trusted associates Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 5. 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 Source: ecdict
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