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- [yang-kee]
- /ˈyæŋ ki/
- /ˈjæŋ.ki/
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- [yang-kee]
- /ˈyæŋ ki/
Definitions of yankee word
- noun yankee a native or inhabitant of the United States. 1
- noun yankee a native or inhabitant of New England. 1
- noun yankee a native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially of one of the northeastern states that sided with the Union in the American Civil War. 1
- noun yankee a federal or northern soldier in the American Civil War. 1
- noun yankee a word used in communications to represent the letter Y. 1
- noun yankee Military. the NATO name for a class of Soviet ballistic missile submarine, nuclear powered, with up to 16 missile launchers. 1
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Origin of yankee
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60, Americanism; perhaps back formation from Dutch Jan Kees John Cheese, nickname (mistaken for plural) applied by the Dutch of colonial New York to English settlers in Connecticut
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Parts of speech for Yankee
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preposition
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determiner
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yankee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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Matching words
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