Uk English Meaning of yankee

Yank

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Definitions and Meaning of yankee in English

Wordnet

yankee (n)

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

an American who lives in New England

an American (especially to non-Americans)

Wordnet

yankee (s)

used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

Webster

yankee (n.)

A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.

Webster

yankee (a.)

Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.

FAQs About the word yankee

Yank

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War), an American who lives in New England, an American (especially to non-Americans),

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yanked => yanked, yank => yank, yangtze river => Yangtze River, yangtze kiang => Yangtze Kiang, yangtze => Yangtze,