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ku klux klan

Ku Klux Klan
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kluhks klan]
    • /ˈklʌks ˈklæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kluhks klan]
    • /ˈklʌks ˈklæn/

Definitions of ku klux klan words

  • noun ku klux klan U.S. History. a secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of black people and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings. 1
  • noun ku klux klan Official name Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. a secret hate group inspired by the former, founded in 1915 and currently active across the U.S., especially in the South, directed against black people, Muslims, Jews, Catholics, foreign-born individuals, and other groups. 1
  • noun ku klux klan white supremacist organization 1
  • proper noun ku klux klan The Ku Klux Klan is a secret organization of white Protestant men in the United States which promotes violence against black people, Jews, and other minorities. 0
  • noun ku klux klan a secret organization of White Southerners formed after the US Civil War to fight Black emancipation and Northern domination 0
  • noun ku klux klan a secret organization of White Protestant Americans, mainly in the South, who use violence against Black people, Jewish people, and other minority groups 0

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ku klux klan popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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