klavern
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ævə(ɹ)n
Noun
[edit]klavern (plural klaverns)
- A local unit of the Ku Klux Klan.
- 1965 February 25, Paul L. Bellesen, quotee, “The Klan's Man in Idaho A Card-Carrying Negro”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- “I read a story about the klan in a national magazine. I decided, just for kicks, to see if I could obtain membership. Well, I got my membership card. And I was also appointed ‘Great Titan’ to organize and set up a klavern [local unit] here in Idaho.”