n. | 1. | 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. | |||
a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
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Noun | 1. | Yankee - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) Synonyms: Yank, Northerner |
2. | Yankee - an American who lives in New England Synonyms: New Englander, Yank | |
3. | Yankee - an American Synonyms: Yankee-Doodle, Yank | |
Adj. | 1. | Yankee - used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) |