Yan·kee /ˈyæŋki/
1. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
synset: Yankee, Yank, Northerner
2. an American who lives in New England
synset: New_Englander, Yankee
3. an American (especially to non-Americans)
synset: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle
1. used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
synset: Yankee
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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