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
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. 2012