Cosa Nostra family
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A Cosa Nostra family is a hierarchical Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal gambling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosa Nostra family canonical | 2 |
| Cosa Nostra leadership | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20084752 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cosa Nostra family Context triple: [Buffalo crime family, criminalOrganizationType, Cosa Nostra family]
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A.
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations, notorious for its involvement in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and murder.
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B.
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family is one of New York City's long-standing "Five Families," a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and labor racketeering.
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C.
Luciano crime family
The Luciano crime family, later known as the Genovese crime family, is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations.
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D.
Magaddino crime family
The Magaddino crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization based in Buffalo, New York, historically influential in organized crime across Western New York and parts of Ontario.
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E.
Forelli crime family
The Forelli crime family is a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization in the Grand Theft Auto series, prominently involved in organized crime activities in Liberty City and Vice City.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cosa Nostra family Target entity description: A Cosa Nostra family is a hierarchical Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal gambling.
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A.
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations, notorious for its involvement in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and murder.
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B.
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family is one of New York City's long-standing "Five Families," a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization involved in organized crime activities such as racketeering, extortion, and labor racketeering.
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C.
Luciano crime family
The Luciano crime family, later known as the Genovese crime family, is one of New York City's most powerful and historically influential Italian-American Mafia organizations.
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D.
Magaddino crime family
The Magaddino crime family is an Italian-American Mafia organization based in Buffalo, New York, historically influential in organized crime across Western New York and parts of Ontario.
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E.
Forelli crime family
The Forelli crime family is a powerful Italian-American Mafia organization in the Grand Theft Auto series, prominently involved in organized crime activities in Liberty City and Vice City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cosa Nostra family