genia

Definitions of genia
  1. noun
    people descended from a common ancestor
    synonyms: ascendenza, casata, ceppo, famiglia, generazione, gente, lignaggio, nascita, progenie, prosapia, razza, schiatta, stipite, stirpe
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    casa, casa regnante, dinastia
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    gente, stirpe
    family based on male descent
    famiglia reale, reali
    royal persons collectively
    type of:
    linea, pedigree
    the descendants of one individual
  2. noun
    a disorderly crowd of people
    synonyms: marmaglia
  3. noun
    an organized group of workmen
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    type of:
    divisione, sezione
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
  4. noun
    an association of criminals
    synonyms: banda, congrega, gang, masnada, quadrato
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    type of:
    associazione, categoria, classe, corporazione, ordine
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
  5. noun
    a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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    types:
    mafia
    a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
    type of:
    associazione criminale, criminalità, criminalità organizzata, organizzazione criminale
    underworld organizations
  6. noun
    an informal body of friends
    synonyms: combriccola, congrega, ganga, grappolo
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    type of:
    adunata, aggruppamento, convegno, raccolta, raduno, raggruppamento, riunione, sciame
    a group of persons together in one place
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