Yankee
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Yankee is a nickname commonly associated with people from the United States, especially those from the northern states, and is also used as a moniker in various military and sports contexts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demonym
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nickname ⓘ slang term ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter Y
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phrase "Yankee Doodle Dandy" NERFINISHED ⓘ song "Yankee Doodle" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBePerceivedAs |
offensive in some contexts
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proud self-description in some contexts ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
American patriotism
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New England culture ⓘ |
| etymologyHypothesis |
possibly derived from Dutch name "Janke"
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possibly derived from Dutch word "Janke" meaning "little Jan" ⓘ possibly of Dutch colonial origin ⓘ |
| etymologyOrigin | English language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
American identity
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Union loyalty during the American Civil War ⓘ northern U.S. identity ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Yank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
British people to refer to American colonists
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Southerners to refer to Northerners in the United States ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedDuring |
American Civil War
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American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| phoneticAlphabetRole | code word for letter Y in NATO phonetic alphabet ⓘ |
| refersTo |
New Englanders
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Union soldiers in the American Civil War ⓘ people from the United States ⓘ people from the northern United States ⓘ |
| regionalMeaning |
in some foreign countries, means any citizen of the United States
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in the American South, often means people from the northern United States ⓘ |
| register | informal ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Damn Yankee
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Yank NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankee Doodle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticField |
informal speech
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nationality ⓘ regional identity ⓘ |
| sometimesUsedAs |
neutral term for Americans
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pejorative term for Americans ⓘ self-identification by New Englanders ⓘ |
| usedBy | non-U.S. speakers to refer to Americans ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
international relations
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military ⓘ popular culture ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| usedInMilitaryCode | U.S. military phonetic communications for letter Y (historically and in NATO system) ⓘ |
| usedInSportsName | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brother Jonathan