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Mafia

1 ENTRIES FOUND
Mafia /ˈmɑːfijə/ Brit /ˈmæfiə/ noun
plural Mafias
Mafia
/ˈmɑːfijə/ Brit /ˈmæfiə/
noun
plural Mafias
Learner's definition of MAFIA
the Mafia
a : a secret criminal organization in Italy(意大利)黑手党
b : a similar criminal organization in the U.S.(美国)黑手党
often used as Mafia before another noun常以Mafia用于另一名词前
[count] or mafia : a group of closely connected people who have great power or influence in a particular field or business(有权势的)小集团

See also: Mafia

BNC: 9992 COCA: 15706

Mafia

noun

Ma·​fia ˈmä-fē-ə How to pronounce Mafia (audio)
ˈma-
1
a
: a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy
b
: a similarly conceived criminal organization in the U.S.
also : a similar organization elsewhere
the Japanese Mafia
c
: a criminal organization associated with a particular traffic
the cocaine Mafia
2
often not capitalized : a group of people likened to the Mafia
especially : a group of people of similar interests or backgrounds prominent in a particular field or enterprise : clique

Example Sentences

a member of the Mafia He's an important figure in the television mafia.

Word History

Etymology

Mafia, Maffia, a Sicilian secret criminal society, from Italian dialect (Sicily), probably from mafiusu

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of Mafia was in 1866
BNC: 9992 COCA: 15706

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