Mafia

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1 English
2 French
- 2.1 Noun
3 Italian

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English

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Etymology

Italian, originally meaning "bragging"; see the Wikipedia article for greater discussion of the origin of the word

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Noun

the Mafia

An international criminal organisation of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.
A coverall term used to describe any organized criminal syndicates, individually or collectively, specifically those operating internationally in high level organized crime including drug smuggling and cultivation, fraud, loan sharking and prostitution.