Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Mafia | Yes | No | No | No |
omerta | Yes | No | No | No |
Mafia (noun) | omerta (noun) |
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a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia | a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities |
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century |