DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
yankee
/'jæŋki/ · jæŋki
Yankee has 2 syllables: yan · kee.
yan
01
kee
02
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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