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comparative more Klannish · superlative most Klannish
- 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 1551 more example
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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Klannish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klannish
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