MAFFIA
Scrabble letter values: M3A1F4F4I1A1 = 14
Definition
- noun a crime syndicate in the United States. — synonyms: Mafia, Cosa_Nostra
- noun a secret terrorist group in Sicily. — synonyms: Mafia, Sicilian_Mafia
- noun any tightly knit group of trusted associates. — synonyms: mafia
Examples
- “organized in families”
- “believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia”
- “originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century”