Cosa Nostra

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Cosa Nostra

/ˈkoʊzəˈnoʊstɹə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian and Sicilian Cosa nostra (literally “our thing”).

proper noun

The Sicilian Mafia.

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"Cosa Nostra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cosa%20nostra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Cosa Nostra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cosa%20nostra

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"Cosa Nostra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cosa%20nostra.

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@misc{cosa_nostra_2026,
  title = {Cosa Nostra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cosa%20nostra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}