Ku Klux Klan

(ko͞o′ klŭks klăn′, kyo͞o′)

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.]

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Ku Klux Klan

(ˈkuː ˈklʌks ˈklæn)

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 Black people, Jewish people, 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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Ku Klux Klan

(ˈku ˈklʌks ˈklæn)
n.

1. a secret organization in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, that aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of blacks.

2. Official name, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. a secret organization inspired by the former, founded in 1915 and directed against blacks, Catholics, Jews, and other groups.

Also called Ku′ Klux`.

Ku′ Klux′er, Ku′ Klux′ Klans′man (or Klan′ner), n.

Ku′ Klux′ism, n.

Ku Klux Klan

A postwar secret society dedicated to re-assert white supremacy through violence.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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 people

KKK, 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

Translations

كو كلوكس كلان

Ку-клукс-клан

Ku-Klux-Klan

Κου Κλουξ Κλαν κου-κλουξ-κλάν

Ku-Kluks-Klano

كو كلوكس كلان

Ku Klux Klan

קו קלוקס קלאן

Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan

クー・クラックス・クラン

쿠 클럭스 클랜

Kukluksklanas

Ku Klux Klan

Ку-клукс-клан

Kukluxklan

Kukluksklan

Кју-клукс-клан

Ku Klux Klan

Ку-Клукс-Клан

Ku Klux Klan

三K党

Ku Klux Klan

[ˈkuːˈklʌksˈklæn] N the Ku Klux Klan → el Ku Klux Klan

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Ku Klux Klan

n → Ku-Klux-Klan m

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Ku Klux Klan

[ˈkuːˈklʌksˈklæn] n the Ku Klux Klan → il Ku Klux Klan

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References in classic literature

It was while my home was at Malden that what was known as the "Ku Klux Klan" was in the height of its activity.

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"Have you never--" said Sherlock Holmes, bending forward and sinking his voice--"have you never heard of the Ku Klux Klan?"

"'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to the sound produced by cocking a rifle.

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Yet while American Jews avoided direct attack by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s and 1930s, anti-Semitism itself was beginning to change as a small group of anti-Semitic radicals within the Klan moved from passivity to aggression, giving rise to a native-born American anti-Semitic movement whose radical ideology helped inspire the murder of 11 congregants at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue.

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Thus, David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is portrayed on screen by Topher Grace, proudly addresses a room of his ardent supporters and sincerely thanks them for putting America first.

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