Yankee
noun'jæŋki
Adjective
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Noun
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Type of:Americanan American (especially to non-Americans)
Type of:Americanan American who lives in New England
Type of:American
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- SCRABBLE US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- SCRABBLE UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- WORDS WITH FRIENDS
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA
Similar Words
- Northerner
- Yank
- Yankee-doodle
- Northern