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Etymology
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Noun
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bratva
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Etymology
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Borrowed from
Russian
братва
(
bratva
,
“
brothers; brotherhood
”
)
.
Noun
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bratva
(
plural
bratvas
)
(
countable
)
A
Russian
organized crime
syndicate
/
family
.
Synonym:
mafiya
(
as "the bratva"
)
Russian
organized crime
collectively.
Coordinate terms
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yakuza
(
“
Japanese organized crime syndicate
”
)
mafia
(
“
Italian organized crime syndicate
”
)
mob
(
“
organized crime syndicate
”
)
tong
(
“
Chinese organized crime syndicate
”
)
triad
(
“
Southeast Asian organized crime syndicate
”
)
cartel
(
“
Latin American organized crime syndicate
”
)
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English terms derived from Russian
English lemmas
English nouns
English countable nouns
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