Ku Klux Klan (k  kl ks kl n , ky)n. Abbr. KKK 1. A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of terrorism. 2. A secret fraternal organization of similar intent founded in Georgia in 1915. [Perhaps alteration of Greek kuklos, circle; see cycle + alteration of clan.] |
Ku Klux Klan [ˈkuː ˈklʌks ˈklæn]
n
1. (Historical Terms) a secret organization of White Southerners formed after the US Civil War to fight Black emancipation and Northern domination
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a secret organization of White Protestant Americans, mainly in the South, who use violence against Blacks, Jews, and other minority groups
[C19 Ku Klux, probably based on Greek kuklos circle + Klan clan]
Ku Kluxer , Ku Klux Klanner n
Ku Kluxism n
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| Noun | 1. |  Ku Klux 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 peopleact 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 |
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