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Meanings of maffia in English
A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
Synonyms
Examples for "Mafia"
Examples for "Mafia"
1
And an attempt to answer the question: does the Stellenbosch Mafia exist?
2
However, they also happen to find themselves entangled with the Dixie Mafia.
3
The whole theory of the Mafia struck him as grotesque and theatrical.
4
Valachi named Lucky Luciano as the most important voice within the Mafia.
5
The Mafia definitely exists and hews to a higher standard of obedience.
1
They are also less involved in politics than Cosa Nostra, he said.
2
They call themselves the Cosa Nostra and come from Sicily, so I understand.
3
Every family of La Cosa Nostra west of Chicago belongs to Chicago .
4
Joseph Massino then did what many in La Cosa Nostra have always done.
5
Like Cosa Nostra before them, MS-13 expanded its operations into gambling and prostitution.
1
The investigation exposed a drug trafficking partnership between the Gambinos and the Sicilian Mafia.
2
The same divisiveness over drugs also split the Sicilian Mafia.
3
He is charged with systematic collusion with the Sicilian Mafia.
4
We understand it's an offshoot of the Sicilian Mafia.
5
Prosecutors in Italy charged him with protecting the Sicilian Mafia while in office; he was acquitted in October 1999.)
Usage of maffia in English
1
There is Lisa Maffia, who stands out from the crowd, and Terri Walker.
2
He was working on an epic with his model, a painter called Danny Maffia.
3
If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Maffia.
4
Interpreting the phrase literally, the Italian reporter filed a story revealing that youthful Turkish gangsters were easing out the Maffia regulars.
5
But the recession has bitten hard, with the UK's answer to the Wu-Tang now downsized to a trio of Mega Man, Romeo and Lisa Maffia.
Translations for maffia
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