Definition for: Yankee

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English

Etymology

1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Du. Janke, lit. "Little John," dim. of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar form of "John Cornelius," or perhaps an alt. of Jan Kees, dial. variant of Jan Kaas, lit. "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 slapped it on the English. In Eng. a term of contempt (1750s) before its use as a general term for "native of New England" (1765). Shortened form Yank in reference to "an American" first recorded 1778.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋki

Noun

Yankee

1. a native or inhabitant of New England
2. a native or inhabitant of the Northern USA
3. a native or inhabitant of the USA
4. The letter Y in the ICAO spelling alphabet
5. ( nautical ) 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.
6. A baseball player that plays for the New York Yankees

Translations

• Estonian: jänki
• Finnish: jenkki
• Portuguese: ianque
• Russian: Янки
• Slovak: Yankee
• Spanish: yanqui

See Also

• Yank
• Yankeedom
• Yankeeism
• Yankee-Doodle
• yanqui

Other Translations for "Yankee"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-.-- .- -. -.- . .
Binary		1011001 1100001 1101110 1101011 1100101 1100101
Hex		59616E6B6565
Pig Latin		ankeeYay

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