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Camorra
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A secretive organized-crime network based in Naples, Italy, comparable to the Sicilian Mafia.
"The film dramatizes the rise of a young Camorra boss."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNaples' equivalent of the Mafia — a long-running organized crime syndicate.
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Etymology
From Italian camorra, thought to derive from a Spanish word meaning "dispute" or "quarrel."