Definitions for yankee



Overview of noun yankee

The noun yankee has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) Yankee, Yank, Northerner

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

2. New Englander, Yankee

(an American who lives in New England)

3. Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle

(an American (especially to non-Americans))


Overview of adj yankee

The adj yankee has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) Yankee

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

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