Definitions of Yankee
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an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
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synonyms:
Northerner, Yank-
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Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
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type of:
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American
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
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an American who lives in New England
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synonyms:
New Englander-
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American
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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American
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an American (especially to non-Americans)
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synonyms:
Yank, Yankee-Doodle-
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American
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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American
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used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
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Synonyms:
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northern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
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northern
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