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.

Derivatives:

Ku Klux Klansman n. (pl. -men).

Etymology: perh. f. Gk kuklos circle + CLAN

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.