Definition of Maffia

Noun: maffia  maa-fee-u [N. Amer], ma-fee-u [Brit]

1. Any tightly knit group of trusted associates
   - mafia

Noun: Maffia  maa-fee-u [N. Amer], ma-fee-u [Brit]

1. A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
   - Mafia, Cosa Nostra
    
2. A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
   - Mafia, Sicilian Mafia

See also:
Mafa
maffias

Anagrams containing the word Maffia

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