black hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak hand]
- /blæk hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak hand]
- /blæk hænd/

Definitions of black hand words

noun black hand a group of Sicilian blackmailers and terrorists formed in the 1870s and operating in the US in the early 20th century 3
noun black hand (in 19th-century Spain) an organization of anarchists 3
noun black hand a group of Sicilian immigrant blackmailers and terrorists in New York in the early 20th cent. 3
noun black hand any similar secret society 3
noun black hand Italian La Mano Nera. any of various secret criminal groups organized in Italy and operating in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, practicing blackmail and violence. 1
noun black hand an anarchistic society in Spain, suppressed in 1883. 1

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Parts of speech for Black hand

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black hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for black hand

noun black hand

mob — Digital Technology. (in a video game) a hostile nonplayer character that the player may target and fight.
cosa nostra — the branch of the Mafia that operates in the US
mafia — a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
gangland — the world of organized crime; criminal underworld.
syndicate — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.

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