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Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia | [in terrorism] a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century | ||
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Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra | a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia | ||
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mafia, maffia | any tightly knit group of trusted associates |