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Maffia

maf·fia

US/ˈmæfiʌ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

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2.
3.

any tightly knit group of trusted associates

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian Maffia.

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