Yankee
Northeast American, informally
Yankee originally meant a New Englander, then extended to any Northerner during the Civil War, and now often refers to Americans generally—especially from a foreign perspective.
The word can be neutral or mildly derisive depending on speaker and context: The British call all Americans Yanks.
In baseball, the Yankees are New York's storied American League franchise.
As an adjective: Yankee ingenuity, Yankee accent. (Lowercase yankee is a type of bet.)
Northeastern metropolis and state
- Bronx BombersNew York baseball team
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- pinstripesThin lines on cloth
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
Ruth · Gehrig · Rivera · dynasty · pennant · World Series · American League · pitcher
Named political entity
- abolitionistOpponent of human bondage
- New EnglanderNortheast U.S. resident
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- Union ArmyNorthern military in 1860s
carpetbagger · industrialist · Massachusetts · Connecticut · Vermont · Maine · New Hampshire · Rhode Island
Legal national member
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- expatCitizen living abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
foreigner · tourist · abroad · overseas · accent · slang · gringo · stereotype
Skilled at solving problems
- inventiveShowing original thought
- practicalSuited for real use
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
self-reliant · makeshift · improvise · entrepreneurial · pragmatic · handy · thrifty · innovation
New York
Northeastern metropolis and state
- Bronx BombersNew York baseball team
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- pinstripesThin lines on cloth
stadium · Ruth · Gehrig · Rivera · dynasty · pennant · World Series · American League · pitcher · slugger
Union
Named political entity
- abolitionistOpponent of human bondage
- New EnglanderNortheast U.S. resident
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
Union Army · carpetbagger · industrialist · Massachusetts · Connecticut · Vermont · Maine · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Boston
citizen
Legal national member
- patriotDevoted country supporter
- expatCitizen living abroad
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
immigrant · foreigner · tourist · abroad · overseas · accent · slang · gringo · stereotype · ambassador
resourceful
Skilled at solving problems
industrious · self-reliant · makeshift · improvise · entrepreneurial · pragmatic · handy · thrifty · innovation · can-do
clipper
Fast ship or trimmer
harbor · Atlantic · cargo · maritime · voyage · mast · rigging · port · shipping · schooner
Bravo
Exclamation praising performance
Golf · Hotel · India · Juliet · Lima · Mike · November · Oscar · Quebec · Romeo
- New EnglandersBostonian, Mainer, Vermonter, Rhode Islander, Portlander
- NortheasternersNew Englander, Bostonian, Manhattanite, Philadelphian, Pennsylvanian
- Regional LabelsMidwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander, Floridian
- Civil War Slangskedaddle, Johnny Reb, bluebelly, grayback, copperhead
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
YankeeConfederate
Secessionist state supporter
Johnny Reb · secessionist · Copperhead · Dixie · graycoat
YankeeSouthern
Of the region below
Dixie · good ol' boy · redneck · Texan · Confederate
- New York YankeesFamed Bronx baseball squad
- Yankee DoodleRevolutionary-era American march
- Yankee CandleScented candle retailer
- Yankee StadiumNew York baseball venue
- NY YankeesMajor League Baseball franchise
- Yankee Doodle DandyClassic American patriotic song