Yankee

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Yan·kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal  1. a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War 〔美国南北战争期间的〕北军士兵2. American EnglishSA someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US 北方人，北方佬〔指在美国北方诸州出生或生活的人，有时被南方人用作蔑称〕3. SAN British English an American – often used to show disapproval 美国人，美国佬〔常含贬义〕 SYN Yank4. American English someone from New England 新英格兰人

Examples from the Corpus

Yankee• I wonder how many times I was taken in by his Yankee sincerity, his B-movie honesty.• The bombers were not near, but across the road from us were two Yankee soldiers.Origin Yankee (1700-1800) Perhaps from Dutch Jantje “Johnny”, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century

Yan·kee nounChineseSyllable  

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Yankee

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Yank (also Yankee) noun [countable] British English informalan American – often used to show disapproval

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Yan‧kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal1. a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War
2. American English someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US
3. British English an American – often used to show disapproval
   SYN  Yank
4. American English someone from New England

Yan·keeBrE /ˈjæŋki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjæŋki/ 🔊 noun(NAmE) a person who comes from or lives in any of the northern states of the US, especially New England 美国北方人；（尤指）新英格兰人a soldier who fought for the Union (= the northern states) in the American Civil War （美国南北战争时的）北军士兵(BrE, informal) = Yank