| NOUN | group | Klan, Ku Klux Klan, KKK | a secret society of white Southerners in the United States |
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| Sounds | klae'n | |
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| Rhymes | afghan / Afghan ... Yucatan: 118 rhymes with aen... | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Ku Klux Klan, KKK | |
| 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 |
| 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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