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yankee

/ˈjæŋ.ki/noun, adjective2 syllables

Yankee means: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).

Synonyms for yankee5

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

Yank, Northerner

noun, as in an American (especially to non-Americans)

Yank, Yankee-Doodle

noun, as in an American who lives in New England

New Englander

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

northern

What does yankee mean?4

noun

1

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

2

an American (especially to non-Americans)

3

an American who lives in New England

adjective

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yankee?1

two syllables

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Yankee in a sentence

  • You can master English without adopting yankee ways.Amastan
  • The Yankees are running away with the pennant race.unknown
  • The Yankees got the better of the Dodgers.orcrist
  • I believe in the Yankee dream.Fenrir
  • The head of state has told us that the damn Yankees are collecting biometric material across the country.AqQoyriq_1
  • Tom is a diehard Yankees fan, and rarely misses a home game.patgfisher

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of yankee

as a noun

plural
yankees