Yankee vs Federal
Federal vs YankeeYankee and Federal both are nouns.
Yankee and Federal both are adjectives.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Federal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
Federal is a hyponym of
Yankee; that is, Federal is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
Yankee:
- Yankee: an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- Federal: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
Other hyponyms of Yankee include
Federal soldier, Union soldier.
| Yankee (noun) | Federal (noun) |
|---|---|
| an American (especially to non-Americans) | any federal law-enforcement officer |
| an American who lives in New England | a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War |
| an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) |
| Yankee (adjective) | Federal (adjective) |
|---|---|
| used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) | being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War |
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