"Cosa Nostra" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkoʊzəˈnoʊstɹə/ [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian and Sicilian Cosa nostra (literally “our thing”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|-}} Borrowed from Italian, {{bor|en|scn|Cosa nostra|lit=our thing}} Sicilian Cosa nostra (literally “our thing”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Cosa Nostra
  1. The Sicilian Mafia. Categories (topical): Organizations Translations (Sicilian Mafia): Koza Nostra [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cosa nostra [feminine] (Sicilian)

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