1. (noun)
Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra
- a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia Synonyms: maffia, mafia
2. (noun)
Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia
- a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century Synonyms: maffia, mafia
3. (noun)
mafia, maffia
- any tightly knit group of trusted associates