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Meaning of "Maffia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAFFIA

Maffia  [ˈmæfɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAFFIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maffia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAFFIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maffia

Sicilian Mafia

The Sicilian Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra, in English "Our Thing") is a criminal syndicate in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering. Each group, known as a "family", "clan", or "cosca", claims sovereignty over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (borgata) of a larger city, in which it operates its rackets. Its members call themselves "men of honour", although the public often refers to them as "mafiosi". By 2004, its annual revenue had reached 30 billion euro, equivalent to one third of the 90 billion euro total annual revenue for Italian organized crime groups estimated by Confesercenti, one of the leading business associations in Italy. (Italy's National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor Piero Grasso suggests the total annual income for Italian organized crime groups may be much higher -- near 135 billion euro -- due to arms and narcotics trafficking not considered in Confesercenti's calculations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAFFIA


agraphia
əˈɡræfɪə
daffier
ˈdæfɪə
dermatographia
ˌdɜːmətəˈɡræfɪə
dysgraphia
dɪsˈɡræfɪə
logagraphia
ˌlɒɡəˈɡræfɪə
Mafia
ˈmæfɪə
raffia
ˈræfɪə
Rafia
ˈræfɪə
raphia
ˈræfɪə
taffia
ˈtæfɪə
tafia
ˈtæfɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAFFIA

Maestricht
maestro
maestro di cappella
Maeterlinck
Maewo
MAF
Mafeking
MAFF
maffick
mafficker
maffled
mafflin
Mafia
mafic
Mafikeng

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAFFIA

Algeria
Arabia
Asia
Australia
Austria
Bahasa Indonesia
Bolivia
Bosnia
Bulgaria
California
Colombia
Columbia
criteria
Croatia
Estonia
kniphofia
ratafia
rauwolfia
Sofia
the Mafia

Synonyms and antonyms of Maffia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Maffia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAFFIA

Find out the translation of Maffia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Maffia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Maffia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑手党
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Maffia
570 millions of speakers

English

Maffia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Maffia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Maffia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мафия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Maffia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Maffia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Maffia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maffia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maffia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

MAFFIA
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Maffia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maffia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Maffia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Maffia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माफिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Maffia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Maffia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maffia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мафія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Maffia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Maffia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maffia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Maffia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Maffia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Maffia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAFFIA»

The term «Maffia» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAFFIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Maffia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAFFIA»

Discover the use of Maffia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Maffia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life and Crimes of Don King: The Shame of Boxing in America
Despite the sound of his name, Joe Maffia is not an Italian American. His father was of mixed German and Spanish heritage, and his mother was a black from the Caribbean. He has thought of himself as black all through his adult life, although  ...
Jack Newfield, 2003
2
The Advocate
he's the voice of reason," says Roma Maffia of Liz Cruz, the pragmatic lesbian anesthesiologist she plays on Nip/Tuck, FX's hit show about two Miami plastic surgeons constantly stuck in one (a)moral dilemma after another. "She's the most  ...
3
Maffia and Omert ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Richard Bagot, 2011
4
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Both Gerold and Durchalter testified that Rita and Cathy Bonanzi found many miscounts in the counts recorded by Maffia on the tickets of the Viva Bundles.15 However, the Respondent did not produce either Rita or Cathy Bonanzi" to testify  ...
United States. National Labor Relations Board, 1973
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Réalités
He is a local power — and that is why he belongs to the maffia. Not all members of the tnallia are local powers. Some may even be little fellows, but the uiallia's strength lies in the solidarity of the amid. In turn, the maffia is a ferocious protector  ...
‎1954
6
Arts Magazine
There are few contemporary realists whose paintings are as compelling as those of Daniel Maffia. Certain kinds of subject matter portraying violence or the bizarre in themselves demand attention. But Maffia's paintings have a subject matter ...
‎1983
7
East End Gangland
One of the earliest was the small but flamboyant villain, Tony Maffia, who disappeared on 27 May 1968 soon after he returned from Belgium, where he had shown an interest in forged notes. Together with his longtime friend, prison escaper ...
James Morton, 2009
8
The Advocate
FALL ENTERTAINMEN PREVIEW Bella Maffia Nip/Tuck's Roma Maffia takes center stage with a harrowing pregnancy for her lesbian character, Liz Cruz By Adam B. Vary he's the voice of reason," says Roma Maffia of Liz Cruz, the pragmatic ...
‎2004
9
Postal rate revision: Hearings before the Committee on Post ...
Mr. CORBETT. Mr. Chairman, just briefly. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Corliett. Mr. CORBETT. Your situation is that in your bulk mailings each half-cent increase costs you $i> more per thousand ; is that no correct? Mr. MAFFIA. Yes, sir. Mr. CORBKTT.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, 1957
10
Hearings
Now, whether the Maffia or another organization is involved is not material to the Federal Government because we consider them equally bad. Now, whether there has been an investigation directed to the Maffia itself, I could not answer your ...
United States. Congress. House, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Small Business, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business, 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAFFIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Maffia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Safelight' Review: Tony Aloupis' Bland Directing Debut | Variety
... Christine Lahti, Ariel Winter, Will Peltz, Don Stark, Joel Gretsch, Ever Carradine, Meaghan Martin, Joe Krieg, Lee Garlington, Roma Maffia, ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
'Lila And Eve' Stars Jennifer Lopez And Viola Davis As Grieving …
Also starring are Shea Whigham Julius Tennon, Lisa Maffia, Chris Chalk, Andre Royo, Yolonda Ross. The film is produced by Sara Risher and ... «KDramaStars, Jul 15»
3
Nashua High School South Honor Roll
... Olivia Maffia, Nicole Malette, Kiana Marsh, Colin McGonagle, Brian McKinley, Owen McNulty, Todd Mears, Jasmine Mezghani, Zachary Milot, ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Coast Guard Cutter Alder gets award and new Captain
said LCDR Tony Maffia, Captain of the Alder. ... Tony Maffia is heading to a new job and Friday, LCDR Charter Tschirgi took command. «Northland's NewsCenter, Jul 15»
5
Pretty Little Liars Spoiler Photos: Season 6, Episode 8 — “FrAmed”
In these new spoiler photo of Season 6, Episode 8 ("FrAmed"), Aria (Lucy Hale) finally talks to Detective Tanner (Roma Maffia) and she doesn't ... «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
6
Coventry DJ makes single with former Pussycat Doll
He has worked with Sonique, Lisa Maffia, and Mutya Buena. He has also advanced his career via cooperating with Gatecrasher, Ministry of ... «Minuteman Press, Jul 15»
7
Liberan al tuitero Victor Ugas, acusado por publicar foto del cadáver …
Los fiscales 153ª y auxiliar del Área Metropolitana de Caracas (AMC), María Maffia y Luís Cadiz la fiscal 9° y auxiliar del Área Metropolitana de ... «RunRun, Jul 15»
8
Partrick Wetlands Group re-forms to battle over-development
It comprises over 125 2x3x6 concrete “maffia” blocks weighing almost 2 tons a piece. NOT ALLOWED. 2. They put a 6 foot stockade fence of top ... «Minuteman News Center, Jul 15»
9
'Developer abuse'
It comprises over 125 2x3x6 concrete “maffia” blocks weighing almost 2 tons a piece. NOT ALLOWED. 2. They put a 6 foot stockade fence of top ... «Minuteman News Center, Jul 15»
10
Coventry DJ teams up with Pussycat Doll on new single
A peer of Judge Jules and other household DJs, Morrell has worked with artists ranging from Mutya Buena and Sonique to Lisa Maffia, and he ... «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Maffia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maffia>. Apr 2024 ».
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