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Cosa Nostra

[ koh-zuh -nohs-truh ]
/ ˈkoʊ zə ˈnoʊs trə /
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noun

a secret association engaged in organized crime in the U.S., modeled after and affiliated with the Mafia.

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Origin of Cosa Nostra

1960–65; <Italian: literally, our affair

Words nearby Cosa Nostra

coryphée, coryphodon, coryza, coryzavirus, cos, Cosa Nostra, COSAS, COSATU, Cosby, Cosby, Bill, coscenarist
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British Dictionary definitions for Cosa Nostra

Cosa Nostra
/ (ˈkəʊsə ˈnɒstrə) /

noun

the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US

Word Origin for Cosa Nostra

Italian, literally: our thing
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