a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
[ Syn: mafia , maffia , cosa nostra ]
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
[ Syn: mafia , maffia , sicilian mafia ]
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
[ Syn: mafia ]