mafia
/ˈmɑfi.ə/noun3 syllables
Mafia means: a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
Synonyms for mafia3
noun, as in a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
noun, as in a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
noun, as in any tightly knit group of trusted associates
What does mafia mean?3
noun
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Mafia in a sentence
- Dad, what is the difference between the mafia and the government?maaster
- The mafia boss was killed in a hail of machine gun fire.darinmex
- The best business for the banking mafia is putting countries in debt.maaster
- Algerian education trade unions are like a mafia.Amastan
- The mafia let him in on their plans to knock off a rival gangster.Derek495
- The government is nothing but a mafia legalizing itself.maaster
- Ziri promised the mafia boss to get the money within the week.Amastan
- Robert's dad is the most wanted mafia boss in the world.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of mafia
as a noun
- plural
- mafias