maffia

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proper noun

A surname from Italian.

Similar
MafiaCosa NostraSicilian Mafia
OriginItalian Maffia →
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Meanings

maffia1

nounmaffia (plural maffias)

plural maffias

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of mafia.

Maffia2

proper nounMaffia (plural Maffias)

plural Maffias

  1. A surname from Italian.

Maffia3

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Mafia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

Similar
MafiaCosa Nostra
Broader
syndicatecrime syndicatemob

nouna secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

Similar
MafiaSicilian Mafia
Broader
organized crimeganglandgangdom

nounany tightly knit group of trusted associates

Similar
mafia
Broader
cliquecoterieingroup
Also see
cosa nostramafia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. ItalianMaffia
  2. ItalianMaffia
  3. EnglishMaffia

Borrowed from Italian Maffia.

More words from Italian

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with maffia

raffiadysgraphiaagraphia
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

maffia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffia

MLA

“maffia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maffia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maffia.

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