| |
Definition of Yanee
Yankee, slang name for a New Englander; applied in England to the
citizens of the United States generally; it is of uncertain derivation.
- Wikipedia
Yan"kee (?), n. [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 a nickname given to the English colonists of
Connecticut by the Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon ("Hist.
of the Amer. War," ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a
favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and that it
meant excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee
good cider, etc. Cf. Scot yankie a sharp, clever, and rather
bold woman, and Prov. E. bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by
agricultural laborers.] 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 Portsmouth Yankey
rose,
And still to meanness all his conduct flows.
Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765).
Yan"kee, a. Of or pertaining to a
Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
The alertness of the Yankee aspect.
Hawthorne.
Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan
clover, under Japan.
Yan"kee (?), n. [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 a nickname given to the English colonists of
Connecticut by the Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon ("Hist.
of the Amer. War," ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a
favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and that it
meant excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee
good cider, etc. Cf. Scot yankie a sharp, clever, and rather
bold woman, and Prov. E. bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by
agricultural laborers.] 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 Portsmouth Yankey
rose,
And still to meanness all his conduct flows.
Oppression, A poem by an American (Boston, 1765).
Yan"kee, a. Of or pertaining to a
Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.
The alertness of the Yankee aspect.
Hawthorne.
Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan
clover, under Japan.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern States of our
Union, a New Englander. In the Southern States the word is unknown.
(See DAMNYANK.)
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- a native or inhabitant of New England
- a native or inhabitant of the Northern USA
- a native or inhabitant of the USA
- The letter Y in the ICAO spelling alphabet
- (nautical) A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
- A baseball player that plays for the New York Yankees
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
You found this page by searching for the keyword Yanee
The proper spelling of this word is: Yankee
Thank you for visiting the OmniDict encyclopedia. Our pages are updated regularly so please be sure to come back soon and check for new information.
|
|
About
