Ku-klux klan Ku-kluxism • Ku klux klanner · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Ku-klux klan · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (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: Ku Klux Klan, Klan, KKK. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 - hyphen-minus U+002D K latin capital letter k U+004B a latin small letter a U+0061 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E u latin small letter u U+0075 x latin small letter x U+0078