Ku Klux Klan

English

/ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn/

proper noun

Definitions

An American white white supremacist secret society and terrorist organization.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύκλος (circle, wheel, cycle, ring).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κύκλος

Gloss

circle, wheel, cycle, ring

Concept

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Person/Thing

`Kanji`

円

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Cognates and derived terms

Ku Klux Klanner English
clan English
cycle English
cyclone English
cyclopaedia English
bi- Latin
cyclois Latin
cyclus Latin
bicyclette French
cyclostome French
κυκλοτερής Ancient Greek
κυκλόσε Ancient Greek
κυκλόω Ancient Greek
κύκλος Ancient Greek
παράκυκλος Ancient Greek
ἐγκύκλιος Ancient Greek
ἡμικύκλιον Ancient Greek
ὑπόκυκλος Ancient Greek
*kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
*kʷukʷlos Proto-Indo-European
*kʷékʷlos Proto-Indo-European
syklus Norwegian Bokmål
syklus Norwegian Nynorsk
kyklop Danish
cyklus Czech
Ku-Kluks-Klano Esperanto
-cikl Serbo-Croatian
κύκλος Greek (modern)
ციკლოტრონი Georgian
কু ক্লাক্স ক্লান Bengali