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Where does the word “mafia” (really) come from?

Associated with Sicily all over the world, etymologically this word referred to one’s ostentation of power over others As soon as a Sicilian crosses the Strait of Messina and tells someone from when they come, they can hear the same reply: “Ah! Sicilia mafia”. A reductive and unfair association of ideas, which makes this...

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