Yankee

/ˈjæŋ.ki/

Synonyms for "yankee" (97 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Strong matches (29)

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local dialectlocalismmaoistmarxistmau-maumidlandmidland dialectnew england dialect
Noun(1 words)
federal soldier

Related words (48)

Noun(11 words)
new englandernorth americannorthernnorthernerteam memberunion soldierunionistus citizenyankyankee playeryankee-doodle

Related word relations

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More general

15 entries
Americanathletebaseball playercombatantcultural descriptordemographic groupdemonymhistorical adjectivemilitary adjectivemilitary personnelnationalitynationality adjectiveprofessional athleteregional adjectivesoldier

More specific

13 entries
CalifornianMidwestern YankeeNew England YankeeNew EnglanderNorthernerUnion artilleryUnion infantryYankee pragmatismYankee thriftall star Yankeefederal infantryrookie Yankeeunion cavalry

Collocations

9 entries
New England YankeeNew York YankeesYankee DoodleYankee StadiumYankee clipperYankee cultureYankee dialectYankee fanYankee politics

Inflections

3 entries
Yankeesmore Yankeemost Yankee

Derivations

2 entries

similar

1 entries

Translations

16 translations across 15 languages.

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Belarusian

1 entries
  • я́нкі noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • я́нки noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Czech

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  • Yankee noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Dutch

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  • Yankee noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Finnish

1 entries
  • jenkki noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

German

1 entries
  • Ami noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • jenki noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ヤンキー noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Korean

1 entries
  • 양키 noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Persian

1 entries
  • یانکی noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Polish

2 entries
  • Jankes noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)
  • Jankeska noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Russian

1 entries
  • я́нки noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Slovak

1 entries
  • Yankee noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Spanish

1 entries
  • gabacho noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • я́нкі noun (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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Are you a yankee?

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Yankee Doodle came to town // Riding on a pony // He stuck a feather in his cap // and called it macaroni.

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You can master English without adopting yankee ways.

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The origin of Yankee Doodle, perhaps the most famous American national air, is unknown. It is supposed to have been an English tune. At any rate, it was introduced into America by the British troops in 1775.

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