kkk (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *KKK*:
NOUN	group	KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Klan	a secret society of white Southerners in the United States

KKK > pronunciation
Sounds	key'key'key'
Rhymes	bouquet ... sobriquet: 14 rhymes with key...

English > *KKK*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	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 / tactics to suppress Black people.
Synonyms	Ku Klux Klan, Klan
Category	terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act	The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance of	secret society	A society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
Instance of	terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO	A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Members	Klansman, Ku Kluxer, Kluxer	A member of the Ku Klux Klan
	grand dragon	A high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan
	klavern	A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan
Region	South	The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Spanish	K.K.K., KKK, Ku Klux Klan
Catalan	Ku Klux Klan

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