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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

American Protective Association

· A·mer·i·can Pro·tect·ive As·so·ci·a·tion · IPA
01 A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman…
  1. 1.
    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. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.