noun
- An American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War.
- synonyms: Yank, Northerner
- An American who lives in New England.
- synonyms: New Englander
- An American (especially to non-Americans.
- synonyms: Yank, Yankee-Doodle
adjective
- Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier. ).
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