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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

Ku Klux Klan

/ˌku klʌks ˈklæn/

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What does Ku Klux Klan mean?

proper noun

  1. An American white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.

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/ˌku klʌks ˈklæn/

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“Have you never—” said Sherlock Holmes, bending forward and sinking his voice—“have you never heard of the Ku Klux Klan?”
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661