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[ klan ] / klæn /
nounKu Klux Klan. a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. OTHER WORDS FROM KlanKlanism, nounWords nearby KlanKlaipeda, Klamath, Klamath Falls, Klamath Lakes, Klamath weed, Klan, klangfarbe, Klansman, klap, Klappvisier, klatsch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for KlanAnd his last known affiliation with the Klan was almost 70 years ago, in 1946. Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game|Michael Tomasky|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST He claimed people already “feel much better” about their safety now that the Klan is on the case. The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand|Caitlin Dickson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million. The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand|Caitlin Dickson|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 1923 and 1925 over 70,000 klansmen attended two Klan rallies, known as konklaves, at Buckeye Lake. Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klan participation was particularly bad even in northern states like the Ohio. Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Klan has one law for itself and another for its victims. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed|Ezra Asher Cook The Klan visited such characters, warned them, thrashed them, and disarmed them. Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming In spite of this drastic law, the Klan continued to actively operate in Tennessee for over six months. The Modern Ku Klux Klan|Henry Peck Fry This narrative, therefore, will relate principally to the growth of the Klan and the measures taken to suppress it in Tennessee. Ku Klux Klan|J. C. Lester Both shots took effect, and two of the Klan fell heavily to the floor. The Nation's Peril|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for Klan
nounthe Klan short for Ku Klux Klan Derived forms of KlanKlanism, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |