Defenition of the word yankee

• Defenition of the word yankee

  • An inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner, also applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
  • an American who lives in New England
  • used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
  • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
  • an American
  • an American (especially to non-Americans)

Synonyms for the word yankee

• • New Englander
  • Northerner
  • Yank
  • Yankee
  • Yankee-Doddle

Similar words in the yankee

• • northern

Meronymys for the word yankee

• • New England
  • North

Hyponyms for the word yankee

• • Federal
  • Federal soldier
  • Union soldier

Hypernyms for the word yankee

• • American

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