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yankee

/'jæŋki/ · jæŋki

Yankee has 2 syllables: yan · kee.

yan
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kee
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noun. An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War).

noun. An American (especially to non-Americans).

noun. An American who lives in New England.

adjective. Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).

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