Mafia

/ˈmɑfi.ə/name
Middle School
1

The international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States.

2

Any other specific organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high-level organized crime; often with a modifying adjective, such as a nationality.

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