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mapya [map.ya.] : mafia (n.)
Related words: sindikato

Derivatives of mapya


Glosses:
mafia
n. (group)1. cosa nostra, maffia, mafiaa crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.
~ omertaa code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities.
~ crime syndicate, syndicate, mob, familya loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
~ mafiosoa member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States.
n. (group)2. maffia, mafia, sicilian mafiaa secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.
~ act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist actthe calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear.
~ gangdom, gangland, organized crimeunderworld organizations.
~ mafiosoa member of the Sicilian Mafia.
n. (group)3. maffia, mafiaany tightly knit group of trusted associates.
~ colloquialisma colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, packan exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.