anti-Mafia

adjective

an·​ti-Ma·​fia ˌan-ˌtī-ˈmä-fē-ə 

-ˈma-,

ˌan-tē-

: opposed to the Mafia or criminal activities related to the Mafia

The struggle to put those laws into effect would give Corleone another working-class anti-Mafia hero and martyr.

—David Lane, Into the Heart of the Mafia, 2009

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + mafia

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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