Yankee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

an American who lives in New England

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈæŋkiː/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈaŋkiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈaŋkiː/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈæŋkiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Northerner Yankee-Doodle Yank New Englander

Parts of Speech

noun	an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
noun	an American who lives in New England
noun	an American (especially to non-Americans)
adjective	used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

Word Forms

Yankee	adjective	used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Yankee	noun	an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

yanqui

un estadounidense que vive en el Norte (especialmente durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ianque

um americano que vive no Norte (especialmente durante a Guerra Civil Americana)

🇷🇺Russian

янки

американец, живущий на Севере (особенно во время Гражданской войны в США)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यांकी

एक अमेरिकी जो उत्तर में रहता है (विशेषकर अमेरिकी गृहयुद्ध के दौरान)

🇧🇩Bengali

ইয়াঙ্কি

একজন আমেরিকান যিনি উত্তরে থাকেন (বিশেষ করে আমেরিকান গৃহযুদ্ধের সময়)

🇮🇳Tamil

யாங்கி

வடக்கில் வசிக்கும் ஒரு அமெரிக்கர் (குறிப்பாக அமெரிக்க உள்நாட்டுப் போரின் போது)

🇮🇳Telugu

యాంకీ

ఉత్తరాన నివసించే అమెరికన్ (ముఖ్యంగా అమెరికన్ సివిల్ వార్ సమయంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

यँकी

एक अमेरिकन जो उत्तरेत राहतो (विशेषत: अमेरिकन गृहयुद्धाच्या वेळी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાન્કી

એક અમેરિકન જે ઉત્તરમાં રહે છે (ખાસ કરીને અમેરિકન સિવિલ વોર દરમિયાન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಾಂಕೀ

ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಅಮೇರಿಕನ್ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಮೇರಿಕನ್ ಅಂತರ್ಯುದ್ಧದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാങ്കി

വടക്കുഭാഗത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അമേരിക്കൻ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അമേരിക്കൻ ആഭ്യന്തരയുദ്ധകാലത്ത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਂਕੀ

ਇੱਕ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਜੋ ਉੱਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਸਿਵਲ ਯੁੱਧ ਦੌਰਾਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

یانکی

ایک امریکی جو شمال میں رہتا ہے (خاص طور پر امریکی خانہ جنگی کے دوران)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洋基队

居住在北方的美国人（尤其是在美国内战期间）

🇯🇵Japanese

ヤンキー

北部に住むアメリカ人（特に南北戦争中）

🇰🇷Korean

양키

북부에 거주하는 미국인(특히 미국 남북전쟁 당시)

🇹🇭Thai

แยงกี้

ชาวอเมริกันที่อาศัยอยู่ในภาคเหนือ (โดยเฉพาะในช่วงสงครามกลางเมืองอเมริกา)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يانكي

أمريكي يعيش في الشمال (خاصة أثناء الحرب الأهلية الأمريكية)

🇮🇷Persian

یانکی

یک آمریکایی که در شمال زندگی می کند (به ویژه در طول جنگ داخلی آمریکا)

🇹🇷Turkish

Amerikalı

Kuzeyde yaşayan bir Amerikalı (özellikle Amerikan İç Savaşı sırasında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

יֶנקִי

אמריקאי שחי בצפון (במיוחד במהלך מלחמת האזרחים האמריקאית)

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The primary meaning of 'yankee' is 'an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)'.

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Using 'yankee' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'yankee' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'yankee' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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