Yankee
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
Yankees
plural
Yankees
Britannica Dictionary definition of YANKEE
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1
:
a person born or living in the U.S.
— often used to show disapproval or as an insult
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The protesters held signs that said “Yankee Go Home.”
2
US
a
:
a person born or living in the northern U.S.
— sometimes used by people in the southern U.S. to show disapproval or as an insult
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a Southern girl who married a Yankee
b
:
a person from New England
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a New England Yankee
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Yankee frugality [=the frugality that is traditionally associated with people from New England]
3
:
a soldier who fought on the side of the northern states during the American Civil War
