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Cosa Nostra
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the Mafia |
| Synonyms: | Black Hand, Mafia, Syndicate, gangdom, gangland, mob, organized crime, organized crime family, rackets, the Syndicate, the mob, the underworld, underworld |
| Main Entry: | underworld |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal activity, element |
| Synonyms: | Cosa Nostra, Mafia, abyss, criminals, felonry, gangland, gangsters, mob*, organized crime, racket, riffraff, syndicate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | Mafia |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gang |
| Synonyms: | cosa nostra, family, mafioso, underworld |
| Notes: | mafia in Sicilian means 'boldness, bluster, swagger' or 'beauty, excellence, bravery'; mafia is the organization and mafioso is an individual member |
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