New England Yankee
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New England Yankee refers to a traditional New Englander of early English colonial descent, often associated with frugality, self-reliance, and a strong regional identity in the northeastern United States.
Aliases (2)
- Yankee ×3
- Down East Yankee ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural stereotype
→
ethnoregional group → regional identity → |
| associatedWithClass |
rural middle class
→
small-town merchants → |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States
→
|
| associatedWithOccupation |
craftspeople
→
farmers → fishermen → |
| associatedWithRegion |
New England
→
|
| associatedWithState |
Connecticut
→
Maine → Massachusetts → New Hampshire → Rhode Island → Vermont → |
| associatedWithValue |
civic duty
→
community responsibility → education → localism → |
| contrastedWith |
Midwestern farmer
→
Southern gentleman → |
| culturalSymbolOf |
American colonial heritage
→
old New England → |
| hasEthnicOrigin |
English
→
|
| hasNotableRepresentationIn |
American literature
→
local color writing → regional humor → |
| hasPrimaryAncestry |
early English colonial settlers in New England
→
|
| hasReputationFor |
frugality
→
independence → pragmatism → reserve → self-reliance → thrift → understatement → work ethic → |
| historicalOriginCentury |
17th century
→
|
| historicalOriginPeriod |
colonial era
→
|
| languageVariant |
New England English
→
|
| linkedToReligion |
Congregationalism
→
Protestantism → Puritanism → |
| relatedTerm |
Down East Yankee
→
Yankee → Yankee farmer → |
| stereotypedTrait |
dry humor
→
emphasis on saving → laconic speech → suspicion of extravagance → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Abbott Lawrence
("Yankee")
→
Sophia Peabody → William Austin Dickinson → |
ethnicGroup |
|
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
→
Eli Whitney → William Gardner Choate → |
heritage |
|
New England Yankee
("Yankee")
→
New England Yankee ("Down East Yankee") → Nutmegger ("Yankee") → |
relatedTerm |
|
Henry Hornblower II
→
John Greenleaf Whittier → |
hasHeritage |