Yankee
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈjæŋki/
- US
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Yankee
- It didn't help that I went to College in Maine, which was even more central to the Yankee myth than even Plymouth itself.
But when her diary opens, she's leaving Yankee land for the South.
- But when her diary opens, she's leaving Yankee land for the South.
- Well, he's, he's a Yankee from up in New England.
- It's called The Less Darkness Fall, and it's it's similar to Connecticut Yankee and King Arthur's Court.
- There's a young Yankee school teacher going South, full of idealism to be a teacher.
- And then and then it was revealed after the I don't know, you know, these, these old Yankees, these swamp Kankees, blah, blah, blah.
Examples
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I'm a Southern democrat in a yankee stronghold.
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But when her diary opens, she's leaving Yankee land for the South.
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So it was sort of Connecticut Yankees coming in with this strongly.
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He is in the house watching the yankee game.
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Well, he's, he's a Yankee from up in New England.
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There's a young Yankee school teacher going South, full of idealism to be a teacher.
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During the Civil War, many Yankees fought for the Union against the South.
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In New England, a Yankee is often recognized by their distinct accent and culture.
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She proudly traced her family's roots back to a Yankee from Massachusetts.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who comes from or lives in the north of a country
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3.7
A person from or living in New England
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8.8
A person from the northern United States, especially during the Civil War
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3.5
A person from the northeast of a country
People from the northern United States who supported the Union during the Civil War
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
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9.9
An insulting name used by southerners for a person from the northern United States
- Offensive
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9.6
A person from the United States who people from other countries often call jokingly or rudely
A determined, practical way of working hard and never giving up, often linked to people from the northern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yankee probably comes from the Dutch name Janke, a nickname for Jan meaning 'little John'. Dutch settlers used it for English people in New England, and during the Civil War people in the South used Yankee to mean someone from the North, so it now names people from New England and the northern United States.