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BLACK HAND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Black Hand mean?

• BLACK HAND (noun)
The noun BLACK HAND has 1 sense:

1. a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century

Familiarity information: BLACK HAND used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BLACK HAND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Black Hand" is a kind of...):

gangdom; gangland; organized crime (underworld organizations)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

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