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mafia meaning in Myanmar

မာဖီးယား mahpi:ya:

/ˈmæfi.ə/US/ˈmɑfi.ə/

mafia in Myanmar: မာဖီးယား (mahpi:ya:). In English, mafia means a hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

Myanmar words for mafia

a crime syndicate
မာဖီးယား mahpi:ya:

English meaning of mafia

  1. noun A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
  2. noun A crime syndicate.
  3. noun A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
  4. noun An entity which attempts to control a specified arena by violence or threats.

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Questions about mafia in Myanmar

What is the meaning of mafia in Myanmar?
Mafia in Myanmar is မာဖီးယား (mahpi:ya:).
mafia ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Mafia: မာဖီးယား (mahpi:ya:).
What does mafia mean in English?
Mafia means a hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

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