nnoun.personan American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)Region:AmericaU.S.U.S.A.USUSAUnited StatesUnited States of Americathe States
Synset:Northerner Yank Yankee
Derivationally Related Form:Yankee
Member Holonyms:North
Hypernyms:American
Inherited Hypernyms:yankeeamericaninhabitantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:yankeeamericaninhabitantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:FederalFederal soldierUnion soldier
nnoun.personan American who lives in New EnglandSynset:New Englander Yankee
Member Holonyms:New England
Hypernyms:American
Inherited Hypernyms:new englanderamericaninhabitantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:new englanderamericaninhabitantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personan American (especially to non-Americans)Synset:Yank Yankee Yankee-Doodle
Hypernyms:American
Inherited Hypernyms:yankeeamericaninhabitantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:yankeeamericaninhabitantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allused by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)Antonyms:southern
Derivationally Related Form:Yankee
Inherited Hypernyms:yankee
Similar to:northern