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Ku Klux Klan

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn

Definitions

An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.

Equivalents

EspañolKu Klux Klan
FrançaisKu Klux Klan
DeutschKu-Klux-Klan
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Examples

“The very suspicion of seditious utterances against the government, suspected complicity in the Ku Klux Klan, or complaint by a negro that a white man had been uppity to him were enough to land⟳ a citizen in jail.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Ku Klux Klanism Ku Klux Klanner Ku Kluxer Ku Kluxery Ku Kluxism ku ku bird

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