Cosa Nostra

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(kō′sə nō′strə)

  1. Mafia, esp. the Mafia in the U.S.
  2. any exclusive, dominating organization or group

Origin: It, our thing, our affair

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noun
The Mafia operating in the United States.

Origin:

Origin: Italian, our concern

Origin: : cosa, thing, affair

Origin: + nostra

Origin: , feminine of nostro, our

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