Cosa Nostra
a secret association engaged in organized crime in the U.S., modeled after and affiliated with the Mafia.
Origin of Cosa Nostra
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How to use Cosa Nostra in a sentence
“He was living in hiding, not from law enforcement, but from La Cosa Nostra,” the lawyer told the court.
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So the best you can recall, Oswald didn't say that he had recently visited someone in the Cosa Nostra?
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British Dictionary definitions for Cosa Nostra
/ (ˈkəʊsə ˈnɒstrə) /
the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US
Origin of Cosa Nostra
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