Mafia
Definition of Mafia
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Mafia: Originally used to identify a specific Sicilian crime group, is now commonly used to identify any ethnic or regionally based crime organization.
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Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Mafia. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Mafia
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1875, from Italian Mafia “Sicilian secret society of criminals” (the prevailing sense outside Sicily), earlier, “spirit of hostility to the law and its ministers,” from Italian (Sicilian) mafia “boldness, bravado,” probably from Arabic mahjas “aggressive, boasting, bragging.” Or perhaps from Old French mafler “to gluttonize, devour.” A member is a mafioso (1870), femenine mafiosa, plural mafiosi.
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