'Ndrangheta

British

/ əndræŋˈɡɛtə /

noun

a criminal organization based in Calabria in S Italy

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Etymology

Origin of 'Ndrangheta

C19: from Greek andragathia manly goodness

Example Sentences

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“First of all, because every trial against the ‘ndrangheta gives a very significant message to the territory, which is not only the Calabrian one, but the national territory.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

The organization also has bases in North and South America and is active in Africa, Italian prosecutors maintain, and ’ndrangheta figures have been arrested in recent years around Europe and in Brazil and Lebanon.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

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