american protective association

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Definition of american protective association in English English dictionary

Secret anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant society formed in Iowa in 1887. Its membership, consisting mainly of farmers who feared the growth and political power of immigrant-populated cities, rose to more than two million in the 1890s. Membership dwindled after the election of 1896 and the return of agricultural prosperity in the Midwest. By 1911 the society had disappeared

Abbrev

commonly to A

A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office

Hyphenation

A·me·ri·can pro·tec·tive as·so·ci·a·tion

Turkish pronunciation

ımerıkın prıtektîv ısōsieyşın

Pronunciation

/əˈmerəkən prəˈtektəv əˌsōsēˈāsʜən/ /əˈmɛrəkən prəˈtɛktɪv əˌsoʊsiːˈeɪʃən/