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Definition of: Mafia
(mä′fē·ä, maf′ē·ə) noun
A Sicilian secret society, characterized by hostility to and deliberate flouting of the law and its representatives; also, any similar organization of Italians and Sicilians believed to exist in other countries; Black Hand. Also Maf′fi·a. Compare CAMORRA. [<Ital. maffia; ult. origin uncertain]
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