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mafia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cosa nostra, maffia |
| Type of | mob, crime syndicate, family, syndicate |
mafia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | maffia, sicilian mafia |
| Type of | gangland, gangdom, organized crime |
Examples of mafia
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Dismissed Frank Porco, a mafia captain, as having any connection to the attacks.
From the timesunion.com
I feel really bad by reading most of the comments calling Bal Thackarey a mafia.
From the economist.com
Some 150 officers took part in the raid, along with four anti-mafia prosecutors.
From the guardian.co.uk
Wherever you turn these days, the anti-piracy mafia has become ever more shrill.
From the variety.com
Others worry that the Italian mafia might make money from the construction work.
From the newscientist.com
Homer is accepted into the mafia family and forges a special bond with Fat Tony.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All dingy harry wants to do is pay back the Vegas mafia that got him reelected.
From the washingtontimes.com
Syria's ruling family is said to run the country like a tight-knit mafia cabal.
From the guardian.co.uk
Is the tipping fee so high that local mafia avoid the fee by dumping illegally?
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
- A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
- A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
- Any tightly knit group of trusted associates
- Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia! is a 1998 comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, and Christina Applegate. ...
- Mafia is the sixth studio album by heavy metal band Black Label Society, released March 8, 2005. It is one of the band's most commercially successful releases selling over 250,000 copies in the U.S. ...
- Mafia is the debut studio album by Romanian hip hop group B.U.G. Mafia, released September 20, 1995 on local Bucharest-based label Amma Sound. Production for the album was handled by Tataee, with Tino Furtuna of Holograf and Eddy Schneider giving co-production. ...
- Mafia (also known as Werewolf or Assassin) is a party game modeling a battle between an informed minority and an uninformed majority. Players are secretly assigned roles: either "mafia", who know each other; or "townspeople", who know only the number of mafia amongst them. ...
- "Mafia" is the 6th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 106th episode overall and originally aired on October 15, 2009 on NBC.
- Dan Lopez is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dan "Danny" Maff. He retired in March 2005 following an as yet undisclosed incident involving his trainer, Homicide, and remained inactive until returning in June 2008.
