Yan·kee

Yan·kee
/ˈjæŋki/ noun, pl -kees [count]
1 : a person born or living in the U.S.
— often used to show disapproval or as an insult

The protesters held signs that said “Yankee Go Home.”

2 US
2 a : a person born or living in the northern U.S.

a Southern girl who married a Yankee

— sometimes used by people in the southern U.S. to show disapproval or as an insult
2 b : a person from New England

a New England Yankee

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

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