KKK

/keɪkeɪˈkeɪ/
/keɪkeɪˈkeɪ/
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Definitions of KKK
  1. noun
    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
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    secret society
    a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
    FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
    a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Pronunciation
US
/keɪkeɪˈkeɪ/
UK
/keɪkeɪˈkeɪ/
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