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Ku Klux Klan (iou)



Ku Klux Klan noun. M19.
[Perh. from Greek kuklos circle + alt. of CLAN noun.]
An American secret society of white people, founded in the Southern States after the Civil War of 1861-5 to defend the southern way of life, which developed into an organization to intimidate black people through terrorism and murder. M19.
A group held to resemble the Ku Klux Klan. M20.
Comb.: Ku Klux Klansman a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
? Although the original Ku Klux Klan was outlawed by the American Congress in 1871, a similar organization still exists.
Ku Klux Klanner noun a member of the Ku Klux Klan E20.