Definition of Mafia

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

1. Any tightly knit group of trusted associates
   - maffia

Noun: Mafia  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
   - Maffia, 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
   - Maffia, Sicilian Mafia

See also:
mafficks
mafias

Anagrams containing the word mafia

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