n.
Pronunciation: ' klan
Function: noun
Etymology: (Ku Klux) Klan
Date: 1867
: an organization of Ku Kluxers also : a subordinate unit of such an organization
– Klan · ism \ - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun
– Klans · man \ ' klanz-m ə n \ noun
n.
Pronunciation: ' klan
Function: noun
Etymology: (Ku Klux) Klan
Date: 1867
: an organization of Ku Kluxers also : a subordinate unit of such an organization
– Klan · ism \ - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun
– Klans · man \ ' klanz-m ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012