There are many theories about the source and the translation of the word Mafia. However, the meaning of the name of the Italian Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, is not so controversial. Which of these translations is closest?
- Nothing Tangible
- Our Thing
- Their Thing
- No ones Thing
Answer
The correct answer is B) Our Thing.
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