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Originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
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maffia
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maffia \Maf"fi*a\, Mafia \Ma"fi*a\, n. [It. maffia.] A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called ...
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Maffia ( Maffie or Mafie in Czech ) was a secret organization acting during the Great War . It was founded after emigration of Thomas Masaryk in 1914 by Czech politician Edvard Beneš , who later became second president of Czechoslovakia , and others main ...
Usage examples of maffia.
He traced the route by which he could enter from the back gate on the Via Maffia without being seen, make his way through the gardens and corridors to the dead room.