Definitions for mafia
ˈmɑ fi ə, ˈmæf i əmafi·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostranoun

   a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

2. Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafianoun

   a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

3. mafia, maffianoun

   any tightly knit group of trusted associates

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Mafianoun

   An international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.

2. Mafianoun

   Any organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; .

   Somehow he managed to piss off the Russian Mafia.

3. mafianoun

   A crime syndicate

4. mafianoun

   A trusted group of associates of a political leader

5. mafianoun

   An in-group

6. Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mafia

   Mafia refers to a highly organized international body of criminals, originating from Sicily, Italy, having a complex and ruthless behavioral code and involved in various activities such as illegal gambling, drug smuggling, prostitution, extortion, and other criminal operations. The term can also broadly refer to any organized group involved in secret or criminal activities.

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1. mafia

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Matched Categories

1. • Clique
   • Organized Crime
   • Syndicate
   • Terrorism

How to pronounce mafia?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mafia in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mafia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mafia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mafia in a Sentence

1. Patricia Bullrich:

   A case has been resolved, if it hadnt been resolved, it would mean a profound political crisis because there is a member of the lower house of Congress fighting for his life after suffering an attack from a mafia clan that didnt hesitate to kill a person for personal issues.

2. Hamed Kouyate:

   You're in the hands of the mafia.

3. Giancarlo Caselli:

   Mafiosi do not operate in a vacuum. They are inside, intertwined with a system of relationships, of complicities, without which they could not carry out their criminal activities, without which they could not remain fugitives, they are in relationships that involve professionals, entrepreneurs, public administrators, politicians, individuals who flank their organization and form the so-called Mafia bourgeoisie, or gray zone.

4. Riad Kobaissi:

   What happened on the 4th of August here in Lebanon is that the corruption literally exploded in our faces, it( the port) is a microcosm of the whole Lebanese system. It is based on bribery. It is based on patronage. I consider this to be a place operated by a mafia.

5. Awakened India:

   One day your child will ask you- Why did you allow them to inject me with fake covid vaccine Why did you not understand that corona, zeka, omnicron, deltacron, IHU, and all others are fake and are pharma mafia created virus to make money? What will YOU DUFFER say ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mafia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mafia
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com