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Yankee vs New England

New England vs Yankee

Yankee and New England both are nouns.

Yankee is an adjective but New England is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Yankee Yes Yes No No
New England Yes No No No
Yankee (noun) New England (noun)
an American (especially to non-Americans) a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
an American who lives in New England
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Yankee (adjective) New England (adjective)
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Difference between Yankee and New England

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