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Meanings of mara salvatrucha in English

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Transnational criminal gang.

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Examples for "mara"
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The violence took place during a visit by Prime Minister Moussa Mara.
Reuters
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I'll ask Mara Marinca to help me... if you can spare her.
The Demon Lover
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Together they founded Atlas Mara, which invests in African financial services firms.
The Guardian
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About Atlas Mara Ltd Atlas Mara Limited is a financial services company.
Reuters
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Cara Mara offers freshly-harvested therapeutic seaweed bath packs for use at home.
The Irish Times
Usage of mara salvatrucha in English
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A short distance away is an area controlled by the rival Mara Salvatrucha.
The Guardian
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Have you looked into whether he was connected to the Mara Salvatrucha gang?
Heat Rises
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The two largest gangs are Mara Salvatrucha and Calle 18.
The Irish Times
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Marvin is a senior figure in the Mara Salvatrucha, one of El Salvador's two biggest gangs.
The Guardian
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"Like some kind of godfather of the Mara Salvatrucha?"
Salvador strike
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It was during a meeting with one of the Muslim charity workers that Tayyib learned of a group called Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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Entire city neighborhoods in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, are controlled by two powerful gangs - Barrio 18 and its rival Mara Salvatrucha.
Reuters
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Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world, mostly due to a war between two violent gangs, Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha.
BBC
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Survival necessitates drastic measures when the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, or its rival 18th Street gang want you murdered.
The Guardian
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The two main street gangs active in the region are Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and Mara-18, or 18th Street Gang.
Radio NZ
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The Mara Salvatrucha, a notorious cross-border crime group also known as MS-13, was founded by Salvadorans in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
Reuters
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Two rival gangs -the Barrio 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13-were operating brazenly in the neighborhood.
Reuters
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As well as the 18th Street Gang, there is MS-13 ( Mara Salvatrucha), the biggest in Central America, which has ties to Mexican drug cartels.
News.com.au