What does mafia mean?
Definitions for mafia
ˈmɑ fi ə, ˈmæf i əmafia
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mafia.
Princeton's WordNet
Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra(noun)
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia(noun)
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
mafia, maffia(noun)
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Wiktionary
Mafia(ProperNoun)
An international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.
Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.
Mafia(ProperNoun)
Any organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; .
Somehow he managed to piss off the Russian Mafia.
Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.
mafia(Noun)
A crime syndicate
Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.
mafia(Noun)
A trusted group of associates of a political leader
Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.
mafia(Noun)
An in-group
Etymology: From mafia, from mafia, from مهجس.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mafia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mafia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of mafia in a Sentence
Islam is the only religion that acts like the mafia that will f *** ing kill you if you say the wrong thing.
We were lucky to find a place inland in 1997 as now the land mafia has moved here and it is impossible to find land unless you are willing to pay large amounts of money, we think we are safe here from the seawater for now.
The Mafia has a bad reputation, but much of that's undeserved, as with everything in life, there are good, bad and ugly parts – the rise of global terrorism gives the Mafia a chance to show its good side.
When the mafia strikes, it is much more subtle and effective.
Once a single cyber 'weapon' is 'loose' it can spread around the world in seconds, to be used by rival states, cyber mafia and teenage hackers alike.
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Translations for mafia
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- مافياArabic
- mafiaAzerbaijani
- мафіяBelarusian
- мафияBulgarian
- mafieCzech
- MafiaGerman
- μαφίαGreek
- mafioEsperanto
- mafiaSpanish
- maffiaEstonian
- مافیاPersian
- mafiaFinnish
- mafiaFrench
- מַפִיָהHebrew
- माफ़ियाHindi
- maffiaHungarian
- մաֆիաArmenian
- mafiaItalian
- やくざ, マフィア, 秘密集団, 黒手党Japanese
- მაფიაGeorgian
- 마피아Korean
- mafiaLatin
- mafijaLithuanian
- mafijaLatvian
- мафијаMacedonian
- mafiaDutch
- mafiaPolish
- máfiaPortuguese
- мафияRussian
- мафија, mafijaSerbo-Croatian
- mafiaSlovak
- mafijaSlovene
- mafiaAlbanian
- maffiaSwedish
- มาเฟียThai
- mafyaTurkish
- мафіяUkrainian
- xã hội đenVietnamese
- 黑手黨Chinese
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