Complete Definition of "Yank"

see|yank
wikipedia|Mason Dixon line
wikipedia|Yankee
English

Etymology
Contraction of Yankee

Noun
en-noun

  1. US a resident or transient living, or who was born, above the :w:Mason Dixon line|Mason-Dixon line.
  2. elsewhere, anyone from the USA.
  3. pejorative Someone from the USA with bad manners while visiting another country.

Synonyms
(native of New England): New Englander
(native of the USA): American

Translations
trans-top|native of New England
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trans-top|native of the Northern USA
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trans-top|native of the USA
Spanish yanqui
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Portuguese: ianque
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pl:Yank
sr:Yank

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