Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yang-kee-land]
- /ˈyæŋ kiˌlænd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yang-kee-land]
- /ˈyæŋ kiˌlænd/
Definitions of yankeeland word
- noun yankeeland Chiefly Southern U.S. the northern states of the U.S. 1
- noun yankeeland Chiefly British. the U.S. 1
- noun yankeeland Chiefly Northern U.S. New England. 1
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Origin of yankeeland
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1780-90; Yankee + land
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Parts of speech for Yankeeland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yankeeland popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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