A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called also the Sicilian Mafia.
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"Mafia" Quotes from Famous Books — A Voyage of Consolation - (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An - American girl in London') • Sara Jeannette Duncan — Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) • William Henry Hurlbert |
Words linked to "Mafia" : camp, syndicate, omerta, gangdom, coterie, gangland, mafioso, maffia, organized crime, clique, inner circle, pack, ingroup, Sicilian Mafia, terrorist act, crime syndicate |
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