Klan

noun

plural Klans
often attributive
: ku klux klan
also : a subordinate unit of the Ku Klux Klan
Klanism noun
Klansman noun

Examples of Klan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Madison said the Klan's power only waned in the 1950s and 60s amid the civil rights movement and the push for equal rights. Sade Ajishegiri, Nic Napier, Max Reich and Isabella Vesperini, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2024 Despite these challenges, leaders such as civil rights activist Ann Atwater stood tall, working with former Klan leader C.P. Ellis to transform the school system. Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024 Einsatz told Schiano about plans for an unauthorized torch march that night through the University of Virginia campus—a deliberate evocation of the Klan. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024 Santa Fe Klan — who in April made his Coachella debut — cracked Billboard’s albums charts when his ninth-studio album, Mundo, debuted at No. 4 on Latin Pop Albums in 2022. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for Klan 

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Word History

Etymology

(Ku Klux) Klan

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Klan was in 1867

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“Klan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Klan. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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