Camorra, the

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Camorra, the a secret criminal society originating in Naples and Neapolitan emigrant communities in the 19th century. Some members later moved to the US and formed links with the Mafia. The name is Italian, and may come from Spanish camorra ‘dispute, quarrel’.

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Camorra

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Camorra

a secret society of lawless malcontents in Naples and other Neopolitan cities, 1865—Wilkes.

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