"bratva" meaning in All languages combined

See bratva on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bratvas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian братва́ (bratvá, “brothers; brotherhood”). Doublet of brother. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ru:братва́<t:brothers; brotherhood>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "brothers; brotherhood", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Russian", "term" : "братва́", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ru" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bratva", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bratva"> Borrowed from Russian братва́ (bratvá, “brothers; brotherhood”)., {{doublet|en|brother}} Doublet of brother Head templates: {{en-noun}} bratva (plural bratvas)
  1. (countable) A Russian organized crime syndicate/family. Tags: countable Synonyms: mafiya
    Sense id: en-bratva-en-noun-m2pZcyFh Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Crime Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 92 8 Disambiguation of Crime: 54 46
  2. (as "the bratva") Russian organized crime collectively.
    Sense id: en-bratva-en-noun-94EIpcOs Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: cartel (english: Latin American organized crime syndicate), mafia (english: Italian organized crime syndicate), mob (english: organized crime syndicate), tong (english: Chinese organized crime syndicate), triad (english: Southeast Asian organized crime syndicate), yakuza (english: Japanese organized crime syndicate)

Inflected forms

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