单词 | unione siciliana |
释义 | Unione Sicilianan. Now historical. A Chicago-based benevolent society for Sicilian immigrants, which developed into an Italian-American criminal organization similar to the Mafia.The Unione Siciliana was renamed the Italo-American National Union in 1925. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies camorra1865 the Mafia1866 Unione Siciliana1906 Black Hand1912 leopard society1915 Broederbond1935 Union Corse1963 'ndrangheta1978 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > criminal gang > specific camorra1865 the Mafia1866 Unione Siciliana1906 Cosa Nostra1963 Union Corse1963 Yamaguchi-gumi1964 posse1986 amalaita2016 1906 G. M'Gowan & J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. 813 He has endeavored to have modern Italian taught in the public schools and was one of the organizers and members of the Unione Siciliana. 1907 Des Moines (Iowa) Daily News 18 Nov. 3/4 The Unione Siciliana, the strongest Sicilian society in the west..met yesterday for the purpose of organizing against the ‘Black Hand’. 1924 Chicago Herald Examiner 13 Nov. 3/1 A guard also was maintained at the wake for Michael Merlo, head of the Unione Siciliano society. 1930 F. D. Pasley Al Capone (1931) v. 231 Lombardo fell in his tracks, two dumdum bullets in his brain, the third president of the Unione Sicilione to die by the gun. 1970 P. Geddes November Wind iv. 35 The Trust..came into existence when the Mafia and L'Unione Siciliana were both on the slide. 2008 R. J. Shmelter Chicago Assassin iv. 50 Torrio had to get permission from the Unione Siciliana before taking action against his nemesis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1906 |
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