mafia

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.

Noun [edit]

mafia (plural mafias)

  1. A crime syndicate.
  2. A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
  3. (in compound terms such as "moral mafia") An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.
    the digital mafia
    the literary mafia

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Finnish [edit]

Noun [edit]

mafia

  1. mafia

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French [edit]

Noun [edit]

mafia f (plural mafias)

  1. The Mafia

Italian [edit]

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Noun [edit]

mafia f (plural mafie)

  1. The Mafia (International organized crime organization)
  2. mafia (Individual branch)
  3. arrogance

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Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Italian

Noun [edit]

mafia f (plural mafias)

  1. Mafia (Italian Mafia)
  2. Mafia (any criminal organisation)

Synonyms [edit]

  • (criminal organisation): cartel

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