Yankee in English dictionary

  • Yankee

    Meanings and definitions of "Yankee"

    • A native or inhabitant of New England.
    • A native or inhabitant of the Northern USA.
    • A native or inhabitant of the USA.
    • The letter Y in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
    • (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.
    • (baseball) A player that plays for the New York Yankees.
    • 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.
    • noun
      (chiefly outside USA)
      A native or inhabitant of the United States.
    • noun
      (chiefly Southern USA)
      A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
    • noun
      (chiefly Northern USA)
      A native or inhabitant of New England.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      (baseball)
      A player that plays for the New York Yankees.
    • noun
      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.
    • verb
      (dated, slang, US, Canada, sometimes offensive)
      to cheat, trick or swindle somebody; to misrepresent something
    • An inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner, also applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
    • native or inhabitant of the Northern USA
    • native or inhabitant of the USA
    • the letter "Y" in ISCO spelling alphabet
    • ( nautical ) large triangular headsail
    • ( baseball ) player that plays for the New York Yankees
    • adjective
      used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
    • noun
      an American (especially to non-Americans)
    • noun
      an American who lives in New England
    • noun
      an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

    Synonyms of "Yankee" in English dictionary

    Yank, Yankee-Doodle, New Englander are the top synonyms of "Yankee" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Yankee

    • Yankee ( plural  Yankees)
    • Yankee (plural Yankees)
    • Yankee (third-person singular simple present Yankees, present participle Yankeeing, simple past and past participle Yankeed)
  • yankee

    Synonyms of "Yankee" in English dictionary

    northern, Northerner, American are the top synonyms of "Yankee" in the English thesaurus.

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