familia

American  

[fuh-mil-ee-uh, fuh-mil-yuh, -meel-] / fəˈmɪl i ə, fəˈmɪl yə, -ˈmil- /

noun

plural

familiae

1. a group of people who are socially connected because they share an occupation or a special undertaking, such as being in a film crew or activist movement.

2. a Sicilian mafia family.

3. Roman History. a household or extended family under a patriarch or paterfamilias, including adoptees and slaves.

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Example Sentences

She hosted a TV show, Con Cilia en Familia, and made occasional appearances on state television to dance salsa with her husband.

From BBC

Forty-six of them contained the word family or mi familia.

From Slate

Barcelona stretched out in every direction, a mosaic of old stone, glass and spire, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia standing like an undone sentry among the rest.

From Salon

Coinciding with the arrival of Halloween Time on Aug. 21 is California Adventure’s Plaza de la Familia, a Día de Los Muertos celebration that heavily relies on imagery from the Disney/Pixar film “Coco.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the first part of a cross at the top of its central tower.

From BBC