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mafya — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Mafia noun An organized crime syndicate built on secrecy, hierarchy, and intimidation, especially (capitalized) the Sicilian and Italian-American criminal network.

Senses

mafya is used for these senses in English:

  • mafia A crime syndicate.

Mafia — full definition

  1. noun An organized crime syndicate built on secrecy, hierarchy, and intimidation, especially (capitalized) the Sicilian and Italian-American criminal network.
  2. noun Informally, any tightly-knit group seen as controlling something through influence or pressure rather than crime.
  3. noun A social deduction party game in which secretly assigned "mafia" players try to eliminate the rest of the group without being identified.