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Cosa Nostra

[koh-zuh nohs-truh]

noun

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

RELATED WORDS

Mafia, syndicate, mob, underworld, gangland

Origin of Cosa Nostra

1960–65; < Italian: literally, our affair
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British Dictionary definitions for cosa nostra

Cosa Nostra

noun

the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US

Word Origin for Cosa Nostra

Italian, literally: our thing
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Word Origin and History for cosa nostra

1963, "the Mafia in America," from Italian, literally "this thing of ours."

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