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klavern

American  
[klav-ern] / ˈklæv ərn /

noun

  1. a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan.

  2. a meeting place of the Ku Klux Klan.

Etymology

Origin of klavern

First recorded in 1920–25; Kl(an) + (c)avern

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