What is "yankee" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does yankee mean in English? Meaning of yankee definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "yankee" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "yankee": an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Noun

  • Meaning: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
  • Synonyms: northerner yank yankee
  • Hyponyms: federal federal soldier union soldier
  • Hypernyms: american
  • Meaning of "yankee": used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

    Adjective

  • Meaning: used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
  • Synonyms: yankee
  • Similar: northern
  • Meaning of "yankee": an American who lives in New England

    Noun

  • Meaning: an American who lives in New England
  • Synonyms: new englander yankee
  • Hypernyms: american
  • Meaning of "yankee": an American (especially to non-Americans)

    Noun

  • Meaning: an American (especially to non-Americans)
  • Synonyms: yank yankee yankee-doodle
  • Hypernyms: american
  • Adjective: Yankee, American
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