Definitions for Yankee
ˈyæŋ kiyan·kee

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankee, Yank, Northernernoun

   an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

2. New Englander, Yankeenoun

   an American who lives in New England

3. Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodleadjective

   an American (especially to non-Americans)

4. Yankeeadjective

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Yankeenoun

   A native or inhabitant of New England.

2. Yankeenoun

   A native or inhabitant of the Northern USA.

3. Yankeenoun

   A native or inhabitant of the USA.

4. Yankeenoun

   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.

5. Yankeenoun

   A player that plays for the New York Yankees.

6. Yankeenoun

   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.

7. Etymology: First attested in 1683, as a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in Nieuw Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Janke, the diminutive form of the common personal name Jan, or it may be from Jan Kees, the familiar form of "Johan Cornelius", or a variant of Jan Kaas, literally "John Cheese", the generic nickname the Flemings used for Dutchmen. It originally seems to have been applied insultingly to Dutch, especially freebooters, before they turned around and applied it to the English. In English it was a term of contempt (1750s) before it came to be used as a general term for "a native of New England" (1765). The shortened form Yank was first recorded in reference to "an American" in 1778.

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1. yankee

   A Yankee is a term that primarily refers to a citizen or inhabitant of the United States, more specifically the northeastern United States. It originally referred to those from New England during the American Revolutionary War, but its application has varied over time. It can also sometimes be used to refer to an American by people from other countries. Additionally, in the context of sports, it can refer to a player or supporter of the New York Yankees, a Major American League Baseball team.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankeenoun

   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. Yankeeadjective

   of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees

3. Etymology: [Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankee

   The term Yankee has several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Outside the US it is used to refer to people from the US in general. The truncated form Yank is especially popular among Britons and Australians, and may sometimes be considered offensive or disapproving. The intense and ongoing sports rivalry between the eponymous New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox can also make the utterance of the "Yankee" term offensive to inhabitants of much of New England, especially to the most dedicated Red Sox fans living in the northeastern United States.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankee

   yang′kē, n. a citizen of the New England States in America: an inhabitant of the United States—also Yank (coll.).—ns. Yank′eedom, the country inhabited by Yankees: Yankees generally; Yank′ee-Doo′dle, a Yankee, from a popular air—also adj.—adj. Yank′eefied.—n. Yank′eeism, Yankee characteristics. [Perh. a corr. of English, or of Fr. Anglais, by the North American Indians.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankee

   slang name for a New Englander; applied in England to the citizens of the United States generally; it is of uncertain derivation.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yankee

   An appellation often erroneously given to North Americans in general, whereas it is strictly applicable to those of the New England states only; it is not used complimentarily in the back settlements.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. yankeenoun

   A northeastern person. (Someone who lives above Virginia). "to y'all yankee niggas"--Nelly (Country Grammar)

2. yankeenoun

   A dollar bill, in Philadelphia. "Don't ask me for no more yankees either you broke ass ni**a" -- Chico

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Yankee

   A term popularly applied at first to one born in the New England states of North America owing to the fact that Yankees, Yangkies and similar perpetrations were the nearest approaches to the word “English,” which the Indians of Massachusetts were capable of. Afterwards it came to be applied to the people of the continent generally.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. YANKEE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yankee is ranked #31516 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Yankee surname appeared 734 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Yankee.
   
   95.1% or 698 total occurrences were White.
   1.2% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
   1% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.9% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • American

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Yankee?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Yankee in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yankee in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Yankee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Yankee in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   I'd like to see the Yankees play at Yankee Stadium, i think they'd be able to play at Yankee Stadium with obviously smaller crowds, and then the crowds would start to build as things get to be a little bit better.

2. Aaron Judge:

   There’s a lot of good answers for that besides being a great manager and leading this team the past couple of years, to winning over 100 games, his leadership skills being even-keeled through the ups and downs, the good times and bad times, that’s part of it, when you are the manager of this team and you wear the New York and you wear these pinstripes, it’s a heavy burden. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone is shown in the dugout before a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. ( AP Photo/Kathy Willens).

3. Little Rock:

   Civilization culminates in the power-press. It is the grand total of the difference between a boastful United Statian and a beastly Hottentot, —between Yankee Doodle and Timbucktoodle

4. Bill Clinton:

   You're going to have to come together as a movement and say, 'Here's what we want done about it,' because you can get lip service from as many white people as you can pack into Yankee Stadium.

5. Morgan Stanley:

   Yield differentials and a weaker euro are likely to keep the reverse Yankee theme alive for longer.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Yankee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Yankee
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yankee
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Yankee
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Yankee
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Yankee
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Yankee
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Yankee
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Yankee