Cosa Nostra

Co·sa Nos·tra

C0668200 (kō′sə nō′strə)n. The Mafia operating in the United States.

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[Italian, our concern : cosa, thing, affair + nostra, feminine of nostro, our.]

Cosa Nostra

(ˈkəʊsə ˈnɒstrə) n (Law) the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US[Italian, literally: our thing]

Co•sa Nos•tra

(ˈkoʊ zə ˈnoʊs trə)
n. a secret organization allegedly engaged in organized crime in the U.S. and modeled after and affiliated with the Mafia. [1960–65; < Italian: literally, our affair]

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Cosa Nostra - a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian MafiaMaffia, Mafiaomerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activitiescrime syndicate, syndicate, mob, family - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activitiesmafioso - a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States