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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Mafia' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Mafia noun the Mafia An international criminal organization 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. Translations:  German: Italian: Etymology: , originally meaning "bragging"; see w:Mafia, the Wikipedia article for greater discussion of the origin of the word       mafia noun  A trusted group of associates of a political leader Translations:  Spanish: mafia Etymology: From Italian, mafia.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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