mafia
(noun)
noun
1. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
Similar word(s): maffia
Definition categories: group, family, mob, syndicate
2. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
Similar word(s): maffia
Definition categories: group, gangland
3. any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Similar word(s): maffia
Definition categories: group, camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, pack
Sentences with mafia as a noun:
- the digital mafia
- the literary mafia