an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
[ Syn: yankee , yank , northerner ]
an American who lives in New England
[ Syn: new englander , yankee ]
an American (especially to non-Americans)
[ Syn: yankee , yank , yankee-doodle ]
Yankee (n.)
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
[ Syn: yankee ]