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

synoniemen: Cosa Nostra, Mafia.

Nederlands: mafia, maffia
Pools: cosa nostra

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

synoniemen: Mafia, Sicilian Mafia.

Any tightly knit group of trusted associates.

synoniem: mafia.

Nederlands: maffia