| English noun: Ku Klux Klan | |||
| 1. | Ku Klux Klan (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 | KKK, 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 | ||