Mafia Mafia

noun

any tightly knit group of trusted associates  ( maffia, mafia )
any tightly knit group of trusted associates

a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century  ( Maffia, Mafia, Sicilian Mafia )
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia  ( Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia )
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia