Ku Klux Klan

kuk·luxk·lan

uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Grammar

noun
singular	ku klux klan
plural	ku klux klans

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Kuwaiti dirham Kuwaiti monetary unit Kuwait City Kuznets Ku Kluxer kV kvass kvetch kW kW-hr

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