Bible Dictionaries
Yankee
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(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.
(2):
(a.) Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Yankee'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​y/yankee.html. 1828.