Yankee

yang′kē, n. a citizen of the New England States in America: an inhabitant of the United States—also Yank ( coll. ).— ns. Yank′eedom , the country inhabited by Yankees: Yankees generally; Yank′ee-Doo′dle , a Yankee, from a popular air—also adj. — adj. Yank′eefied .— n. Yank′eeism , Yankee characteristics. [Perh. a corr. of English , or of Fr. Anglais , by the North American Indians.]