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Definition of Cosa Nostra from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cosa Nostra

/ˌkəʊzə ˈnɒstrə/

/ˌkəʊsə ˈnəʊstrə/

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another name for the US Mafia. Cosa nostra is Italian for 'our thing'.

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