Its members call themselves " men of honour", although the public often refers to them as mafiosi. Each family claims sovereignty over a territory, usually a town, village or neighbourhood ( borgata) of a larger city, in which it operates its rackets. The basic group is known as a " family", "clan", or cosca. It's considered the second most powerful criminal organization in Italy aftet the 'Ndrangheta of Calabria. It is an association of gangs which sell their protection and arbitration services under a common brand. The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra ( Italian:, Sicilian: "our thing" ), also referred to as simply Mafia, is an Italian Mafia- terrorist-type criminal society originating on the island of Sicily and dating to at least the 19th century. Mostly western Sicily, particularly Palermo, Trapani, and Agrigento For other uses, see Mafia (disambiguation).
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