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Cosa Nostra
Co·sa Nos·tra [ kssə nṓstrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
criminal organization: in the United States, an organized crime organization linked with the Mafia of Sicily
[Mid-20th century. < Italian, "our concern"]
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