Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Yankee | Yes | Yes | No | No |
New Englander | Yes | No | No | No |
Yankee (noun) | New Englander (noun) |
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an American (especially to non-Americans) | an American who lives in New England |
an American who lives in New England | |
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) |
Yankee (adjective) | New Englander (adjective) |
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used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier) |