Meaning of the word mafia in English

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mafia

US /ˈmɑː.fi.ə/
UK /ˈmɑː.fi.ə/

Noun

1.

an organized international body of criminals, operating originally in Sicily and now especially in Italy and the US and having a complex and ruthless behavioral code.

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