Yankee synonyms

Yankee

modif.

  1. Having New England qualities

    homespun, individualistic, isolationist, Republican, rockbound, set, conservative, rural, clever, tricky, hard, cunning, sharp, mercantile; see also moderate, practical.

  2. Concerning the United States

    North American, Western, westernized, Americanized; see American 2.

Yankee

n.

  1. A New Englander

    Northerner, Easterner, Down Easter, early settler, Abolitionist, Unionist.

  2. A person from the United States

    American, American citizen, North American, westerner, tourist*, Yank*.

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