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organized crime vs Mafia

Mafia vs organized crime

organized crime and Mafia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organized crime Yes No No No
Mafia Yes No No No
As nouns, Mafia is a hyponym of organized crime; that is, Mafia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than organized crime:
  • organized crime: underworld organizations
  • Mafia: a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
Other hyponyms of organized crime include yakuza, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia, Black Hand, Camorra, crime syndicate, family, mob, syndicate.
organized crime (noun) Mafia (noun)
underworld organizations a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
Difference between organized crime and Mafia

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