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Yankee word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "yankee" word

[noun] an American
[noun] an American who lives in New England
[noun] an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
[adjective] used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
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\Yan"kee\, n. [Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America. According to Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive of John, and a nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut by the Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon (``Hist. of the Amer. War,'' ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and that it meant excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee good cider, etc. Cf. Scot yankie a sharp, clever, and rather bold woman, and Prov. E. bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by agricultural laborers.] A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States. From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose, And still to meanness all his conduct flows. --Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765).
\Yan"kee\, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. The alertness of the Yankee aspect. --Hawthorne. {Yankee clover}. (Bot.) See {Japan clover}, under {Japan}.

Synonyms for yankee

New Englander, northern, Northerner, Yank, Yankee-Doodle

See also: American | Federal | Federal soldier | New England | North | Union soldier |

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Let's analyse "yankee" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EEKNAY. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: yankee: 1 + 5 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: yankee: 7 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
K (1) 11 Justice Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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