yankee

Noun
  1. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) (synset 110821887)
    domain region: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    is a type of: american - a native or inhabitant of the United States
    subtypes: federal, federal soldier, union soldier - a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
    belongs to: north - the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
    same as: northerner, yank
  2. An American who lives in New England (synset 110375641)
    is a type of: american - a native or inhabitant of the United States
    belongs to: new england - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
    same as: new englander
  3. An American (especially to non-Americans) (synset 109766150)
    is a type of: american - a native or inhabitant of the United States
    same as: yank, yankee-doodle
Adjective
  1. Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) (synset 301611052)
    similar to: northern - in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

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