KU KLUX KLAN


Meaning of KU KLUX KLAN in English

n. a secret society of White people in the southern States of the US, orig. formed after the Civil War and dedicated to persecuting and terrorizing Blacks. Ku Klux Klansman n. (pl. -men).

[ perh. f. Gk kuklos circle + CLAN ]

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