Klan

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Klan

(klăn)

The Ku Klux Klan.

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Klan

(klæn)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Klan short for Ku Klux Klan

2. (Historical Terms) the Klan short for Ku Klux Klan

ˈKlanism n

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Klan

(klæn)

n.

1. Ku Klux Klan.

2. a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.

Klan′ism, n.

Klans•man (ˈklænz mən) , n., pl. -men.

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Noun

Klan - a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people

KKK, Ku Klux Klan

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

klavern - a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

South - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

grand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan

Klansman, Kluxer, Ku Kluxer - a member of the Ku Klux Klan

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