Akademik

Yank
noun
a) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States.

Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down!

b) A Yankee, an American: someone from the United States.

“I do wish I might of found you in my sights when you was with them damn Yanks,” Abner added.

Syn: American

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