Yankee /(?)/
Yan·kee
Yankee
n.
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A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose, And still to meanness all his conduct flows.
Yankee
a.
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Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
The alertness of the Yankee aspect.
Phrases & Compounds
- Yankee clover
- See Japan clover, under Japan.