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Yankee

Yan·kee [ yángkee ] (plural Yan·kees)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. peoples somebody from United States: somebody who is from the United States ( informal ) ( offensive in some contexts )

2. U.S. somebody from Northern state: somebody who comes from a Northern state of the United States, especially a soldier fighting on the side of the Union during the Civil War ( offensive in some contexts )

3. U.S. somebody from New England: somebody who comes from one of the states of New England ( offensive in some contexts )

4. code word for letter "Y": a code word for the letter "Y," used in international radio communications

[Mid-18th century. Origin ?]

Yan·kee·dom noun
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