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Definition of Yankee
1. Adjective. Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
2. Noun. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Group relationships: North
Generic synonyms: American
Specialized synonyms: Federal, Federal Soldier, Union Soldier
3. Noun. An American who lives in New England.
4. Noun. An American (especially to non-Americans).
Definition of Yankee
1. n. 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.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
3. n. 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.
4. a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
Definition of Yankee
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of New England. ¹
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the Northern USA. (qualifier used in this sense especially by inhabitants of the Southern USA) ¹
3. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the USA. (context: used in this sense especially outside of the USA) ¹
5. Noun. (nautical) A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail. ¹
6. Noun. (baseball) A player that plays for the New York Yankees. ¹
7. Noun. A wager on four selections, consisting of 11 separate bets: six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold accumulator. A minimum two selections must win to gain a return. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Yankee
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. "From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose, And still to meanness all his conduct flows." (Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765)) According to Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive of John, and a nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut by the Dutch settlers of new York. Dr. W. Gordon ("Hist. Of the Amer. War," ed, 1789, vol. I, pp. 324, 325) says it was a favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass, as early as 1713, and that it meant excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee good cider, etc. Cf. Scot yankie a sharp, clever, and rather bold woman, and Prov. E. Bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by agricultural laborers. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. "The alertness of the Yankee aspect." (Hawthorne) Yankee clover. Origin: Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America. (06 Aug 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Yankee
| yanggonas yanging yangmei yangmeis yangona yangonas yangonin yangpan yangpans yangqin | yangqins yangs yank out yanked yankee yanker yankers yankie yankies yanking | yanks yanno yanomamite yanquapin yanqui yanquis yantra yantras |
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