Yankee meaning in English

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Definition

a Yankee, a Yank: a person from the United States of America; an American from the northern United States idiom
For non-Americans (US), "Yankee" is a nickname for Americans (similar to "Brits", "Frogs", etc). For US Americans, "A Yankee" is a term used to refer to Americans from the northern United States (New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, etc), and was popularized during the American Civil War, where the "Yankeess" fought Southerners from the Confederate States (Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, etc).

Examples

  • "Race: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
  • "Stephanie : I'm afraid you Yanks are very much at fault."
  • "Yankee Doodle Dandy control."
  • "Nationality: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
  • "So you're a Yank are you?"
  • "Kimberly : Nah, nah, it was a Yank, an American, like you."
  • "Rupert : Terribly sorry, Mr. Yankee Dollar."
  • "Control Tower : This is Yankee Doodle Dandy control."

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