Definition of Klan

1. Noun. A secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people.

Exact synonyms: Kkk, Ku Klux Klan
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Member holonyms: Klavern, Grand Dragon, Klansman, Kluxer, Ku Kluxer
Generic synonyms: Secret Society, Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: South

Lexicographical Neighbors of Klan

kiwis
kiwi fruit
kiwi vine
Kjeldahl apparatus
Kjeldahl method
Kjelland's forceps
KKIALRE kinase
KKIAMRE kinase
KKK
Klaipeda
Klamath
klamaths
Klamath Falls
Klamath River
klammath weed
Klan (current term)
klang
klangs
Klansman
klap
Klapp's method
klapped
klapping
Klaproth
klaps
klatch
klatches
klatsch
klatsches
klatskin's tumour

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