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Klannish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Blend of Klan + clannish.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan.
   • Klannish political culture offered a way of life, a sense of purpose, and a worldview that drew on the ordinary racism and intolerance of white Protestant society[…] 2008, Kathleen M. Blee, Women of the Klan: racism and gender in the 1920s, page 155:
   • I am an American Negro woman who, in spite of all the Klannish feeling in the world, is grateful to the Creator, since it pleased Him to create me thus, and proudly I join with those who denounce hatred and advocate love. 1970, Nancy Cunard, Hugh D. Ford, Negro: An Anthology, page 115:

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