YANKEE


Meaning of YANKEE in English

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( Yankees)

1.

A Yankee is a person from a northern or north-eastern state of the United States. ( mainly AM )

N-COUNT

2.

Some speakers of British English refer to anyone from the United States as a Yankee . This use could cause offence. ( INFORMAL )

N-COUNT

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