how to pronounce мафия

/ˈmafʲɪjə/

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мафия is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of мафия in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… комиссар катани и итальянская мафия с …”

meanings of мафия

noun:

Mafia.

мафия frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мафия occurs in russian on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.