Klan

Klan

C0384100 (klăn)n. The Ku Klux Klan.

Klan

(klæn) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Klan short for Ku Klux Klan2. (Historical Terms) the Klan short for Ku Klux Klan ˈKlanism n

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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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 peopleKKK, Ku Klux Klanact 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 fearklavern - a local unit of the Ku Klux KlanSouth - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon linegrand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux KlanKlansman, Kluxer, Ku Kluxer - a member of the Ku Klux Klan