yankee

adjective

1. used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)

Similar word(s): northern

noun

1. an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Similar word(s): northerner, yank

Definition categories: person, american

2. an American who lives in New England

Definition categories: person, american

3. an American (especially to non-Americans)

Similar word(s): yank

Definition categories: person, american