Look up: Yankee


  1. Yankee
    [motorcycle] The Yankee motorcycle is a motorcycle which was produced in Schenectady, New York by the Yankee Motor Company in the 1970s. This company was started by John Taylor, a long-time resident of that area. The motorcycle used an air-cooled two-stroke engine, designed by Eduard Giró t...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(motorcycle)

  2. Yankee
    [adj] - used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) 2. [n] - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) 3. [n] - an American
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Yankee

  3. Yankee
    In the US, a Yankee is a dollar denominated bond issued in the USA by a foreign... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/yankee.htm?id=1554&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of yankee'>more</a>
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  4. Yankee
    Colloquial (often disparaging) term for an American. Outside the USA the term is applied to any American. During the American Civil War, the term was applied by Southerners to any Northerner or...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. Yankee
    Yan'kee noun [ 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...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1

  6. Yankee
    Yan'kee adjective Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. « The alertness of the Yankee aspect.» Hawthorne. Yankee clover . (Botany) See Japan clover , under Japan .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1

  7. yankee
    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 Ports...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?yankee

  8. Yankee
    adjective used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Yankee

  9. Yankee
    Yank noun an American (especially to non-Americans)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Yankee

  10. Yankee
    • (n.) 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. • (a.) Of or p...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/yankee/

  11. Yankee
    (from the article `submarine`) ...class, which became operational in 1959. These 5,900-ton, 382-foot vessels carried 16 Polaris missiles, which had a range of 1,200 nautical miles. ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/4

  12. Yankee
    (from the article `privateer`) ...because more than 1,000 privateers were already licensed. The popularity of privateering continued in the War of 1812 between Great Britain and ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/4



  1. Yankee
    a native or citizen of the United States or, more narrowly, of the New England states of the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, ... [4 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/4

  2. Yankee
    [disambiguation] Yankee is a term applied to various groups of Americans. Yankee may also refer to: == Americans by group == ==Sport== ==Vehicles== ==Other== == See also == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(disambiguation)

  3. Yankee
    [magazine] Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features. With a paid circulation of over 350,000 and a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, it is published b...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(magazine)

  4. Yankee
    The term Yankee (sometimes shortened to Yank) has several interrelated meanings, referring to people from the United States. Outside the US it is used to refer to people from the US in general, whereas within the US it refers to people originating in the northeastern US, or still more narrowly New ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee

  5. Yankee
    a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
    Found op http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  6. Yankee
    Yankee, term used by Americans generally in reference to a native of New England and by non-Americans, especially the British, in reference to an American of any section. The word is most likely from the Dutch and may have been derived from Janke, diminutive of Jan {John]; from Jan and Kees, diminut...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0852968.html

  7. Yankee
    Colloquial (often disparaging) term for an American. Outside the USA the term is applied to any American. During the American Civil War, the term was applied by Southerners to any Northerner or member of the Union Army and is still used today to refer to Northerners. A `real yankee` is a person from...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005404.html

  8. Yankee
    A Canadian-type bet consisting of eleven bets on four selections: a four-fold, four trebles and six doubles. See Trixie, Canadian, Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath
    Found op http://www.tophorseracinglinks.com/html/glossary.htm

  9. Yankee
    A multiple bet consisting of 11 bets (6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 4-fold) on 4 selections in different events.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21627

  10. Yankee
    [ferry] Yankee (also known as Machigonne) is an early-20th century steel hulled ferry which is registered as an historic vessel with the National Register of Historic Places . As of 2006 it was berthed in Hoboken, New Jersey. ==Operational history== Described as unusually luxurious for a day...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(ferry)

  11. Yankee
    [film] Yankee is a 1966 Western film directed by Tinto Brass and starring Philippe Leroy. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(film)

  12. yankee
    1) ... doodle dandy 2) ... stadium, opened in 1923 3) 'joltin' joe' or 'the mick' 4) 'the mick' or 'joltin' joe' 5) Bluecoat 6) Bronx bomber 7) Civil war soldier 8) Gehrig, e.g. 9) Kind of bond 10) New englander 11) Norther...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/yankee/1

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