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Camorra
[ kuh-mawr-uh, -mor-uh; Italian kah-mawr-rah ]
noun
- a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- (lowercase) any similar society or group.
Camorra
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noun
- a secret society organized in about 1820 in Naples, which thrives on blackmail and extortion
- any similar clandestine group
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Camorra1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Camorra1
Example Sentences
The US Treasury Department describes the Kinahan cartel as one of the most dangerous in the world, comparable to crime organisations such as Italy's Camorra, Mexico's Los Zetas and Japan's Yakuza.
The difference is McCall is more uniquely suited to take on the Camorra.
He just has to dispatch the bloodthirsty Camorra gang, who seek to intimidate the residents out of their homes so that they can develop resorts and casinos.
"When the Camorra wants to fix something, what it does not do is somehow establish contact with the employees of the haematology department of a hospital in Como," he told BBC Sounds.
Vincenzo La Porta, 60, is thought to have close ties to the Camorra organised crime gang in Naples.
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