The Open Dictionary

Yankee

名词

UK/ˈjæŋ.ki/
US/ˈjæŋ.ki/

定义 Yankee 名词

  1. Countableinformal

    an American person

    • While traveling abroad, he was often mistaken for a Yankee.

    • The baseball team was made up of many Yankees.

    • As a Yankee, he was proud of his country.

  2. Countable

    an American from the northern states of the USA

    • The term is commonly used in the Northern states of America.

    • He took pride in being a Yankee and was proud of his culture.

    • The Yankee spoke with a thick local accent.