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Klan

Alternative letter-case form of Klan

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kkknoun(US politics) Initialism of Ku Klux Klan. [An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.]
ku klux klannounAn American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.

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kkknoun(US politics) Initialism of Ku Klux Klan. [An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.]
ku klux klannounAn American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.
kunounA surname from Korean.
kluxnounEllipsis of Ku Klux Klan. [An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.]
kinnoun(collectively) Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
kinfolknoun(US) Relatives, relations.
kindrednoun(often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
lineagenounDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
tribenoun(history, anthropology) An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
familynounA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
ancestrynounA series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
brotherhoodnounAn association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
cliquenounA small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
circlenoun(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
bloodlinenounThe abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
housenounA structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
dynastynounA series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
septnounA clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
racenounA contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
packnounA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

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