Yan·kee
 Yankee
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- pronunciation:
- yaeng
ki
- features:
- Word History
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who was born or lives in New England.
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| definition 2: |
a Union soldier during the Civil War.
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| definition 3: |
a person who was born in or is a citizen of the United States.
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Yankee comes from
Janke, the Dutch form of "Johnny." The Dutch in colonial New York called the new English settlers "Yankees."