Mafia
['mæfiə;'mɑ:fiɑ:]
Definition
(noun.) any tightly knit group of trusted associates.
(noun.) a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
(noun.) a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Examples
- You'll find that my theory of the Mafia will work out all right. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The other fellow is probably an Italian also, and a member of the Mafia. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He is connected with the Mafia, which, as you know, is a secret political society, enforcing its decrees by murder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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