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Yankee

noun

An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War). Synonyms: Northerner, Yank.

An American who lives in New England. Synonym: New Englander.

An American (especially to non-Americans). Synonyms: Yank, Yankee-Doodle.

adjective

Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).

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"Yankee" Quotes from Famous Books

... visible member of the crew was a long, lazy-looking Yankee, whom the Skipper called Rento, and the others plain "Rent," his full name of Laurentus Woodcock being more than they could away with. But it was not to see the crew, neither the schooner (though she was a pretty schooner enough, as anybody who knew about such matters could ...

— Nautilus • Laura E. Richards

... said the landlord. "He's a Yankee; and that lady you seen drivin' him around, she's a Yankee. He courted her here and he married her here. Major Jimmy Bass wanted him to marry her in his house, but Captain Jack Walthall put his foot down and said the weddin' had to be in his house; and there's where it was, in that big white ...

— Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches • Joel Chandler Harris

... pantaloon as the foraging cap is to the hat—good for all kinds of use, and likely to remain so for an indefinite period; good for all ranks and for all ages. One canon, however, should be laid down as to the cut:—no pockets should be tolerated on any account whatever: they make a man look like a Yankee. 'Tis the most slovenly custom on earth to keep your hands in your pockets—you deserve to have them sewed in if you indulge in it. And therefore, to avoid this disagreeable penalty, have your ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845 • Various

... "Only a Yankee, son," I replied, satisfied I held the upper hand, and clambering in over the back of the seat. He shrank back from contact with me farther into the corner, but there was nothing in the slight movement to cause ...

— Love Under Fire • Randall Parrish

... gratifying to hear from all sides these and other similar encomiums of the American missionaries, and it makes a Yankee proud to see the respect that is felt for and paid to them. Lord Curzon, the governors of the various provinces and other officials are hearty in their commendation of American men and women and American methods, and especially for the services our missionaries rendered ...

— Modern India • William Eleroy Curtis

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