English noun: KKK | |||
1. | KKK (group) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Klan, Ku Klux Klan | ||
Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, secret society, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
Member holonym | grand dragon, Klansman, klavern, Kluxer, Ku Kluxer | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
Domain region | South | ||