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Meanings of sicilian mafia in English

Russian
коза ностра
Portuguese
cosa nostra
Spanish
cosa nostra
Catalan
cosa nostra

Organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily.

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коза ностра
Usage of sicilian mafia in English
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The investigation exposed a drug trafficking partnership between the Gambinos and the Sicilian Mafia.
Radio NZ
2
The same divisiveness over drugs also split the Sicilian Mafia.
King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
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He is charged with systematic collusion with the Sicilian Mafia.
The Irish Times
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He added that magistrates in Italy were "more dangerous than the Sicilian mafia".
Reuters
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We understand it's an offshoot of the Sicilian Mafia.
The Net
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In the past this signal was only used by Italian dealers working for Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia.
The Guardian
7
The Sicilian mafia has not disappeared.
The Guardian
8
Italian police arrested a top Sicilian mafia boss today who had been a fugitive for more than 15 years.
The Irish Times
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In exchange for stopping the bombings, the Sicilian mafia wanted lighter sentences and better jail conditions for convicted gangsters.
Reuters
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He nevertheless questioned the stigma surrounding the phrase "Russian mafia" and noted it is acceptable to say " Sicilian mafia."
The Guardian
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Prosecutors in Italy charged him with protecting the Sicilian Mafia while in office; he was acquitted in October 1999.)
The sinatra files: the secret fbi dossier
12
Tomorrow Henry gets involved in the Sicilian mafia, an anti-monarchical Prince of Wales, England's first elephant, and the invention of Christmas
The Guardian
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Italian carabinieri military police have arrested a major Sicilian Mafia boss who had been on the run for five years, police said.
The Irish Times
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Since the start of November, 28 people have died in killings linked to the Camorra, the Naples equivalent of the Sicilian mafia.
The Guardian
15
Italian police have arrested 32 suspected members of a criminal gang linked to a fugitive considered the top boss of the Sicilian Mafia.
The Irish Times
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"It is this accursed Sicilian Mafia," he growled.
The Net
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