mafia
noun[+ sing/pl verb]
uk/ˈmæf.i.ə/us/ˈmɑː.fi.ə/the Mafia
acriminalorganizationthatbeganin Sicily and isactivein Italy and the US
黑手党（起源于意大利西西里的犯罪组织，现活跃于意大利和美国）[C]
aclosegroupofpeoplewho areinvolvedinsimilaractivitiesand whohelpandprotecteach other, sometimes to thedisadvantageofothers
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- AFC
- beaver
- Beaversphrase
- brownie
- charter member
- FRS
- masonry
- MLB
- MLS
- NAACP
- NASCAR
- pack
- parent-teacher association
- rainbow
- Scout leader
- the IOC
- the IRA
- the KKK
- the Red Crescent
- the Red Cross
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