see|mafia
wikipedia
English
Alternative spellings
Maffia (less common)
Etymology
It., originally meaning "bragging"; see w:Mafia|the Wikipedia article for greater discussion of the origin of the word
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.
Synonyms
Cosa Nostra
Derived terms
Mafioso
Mafiya (rarely used term to describe Russian "mafia" equivalents)
Translations
trans-top|international criminal organisation of Sicilian origin
Czech: mafie f
Finnish: mafia
German: #German|Mafia f
Italian: #Italian|Mafia f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|organized criminal syndicate
Czech: mafie f
Finnish: mafia
German: #German|Mafia f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
See also
Camorra
capo
godfather
goodfella
'Ndrangheta
omertÃ
Thuggee
Triad
Yakuza
French
Noun
la mafia f
- The #English|Mafia
German
wikipedia|lang=de
Noun
de-noun-f|plural=Mafias
- #English|Mafia
Italian
Etymology
Sicilian dialect, originally meaning "bragging"
Noun
la Mafia f
- The #English|Mafia
Derived terms
Mafioso#Italian|Mafioso
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pl:Mafia
ru:Mafia
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