单词	Yankee
释义	YankeeYan‧kee /ˈjæŋki/ noun [countable] informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINYankee Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from Dutch Jantje ‘Johnny’, used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. 1a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War2American English someone born in or living in the northern states of the US – sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US3 British English an American – often used to show disapproval SYN  Yank4American English someone from New England
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