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Yankee vs Northern United States

Northern United States vs Yankee

Yankee and Northern United States both are nouns.

Yankee is an adjective but Northern United States is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Yankee Yes Yes No No
Northern United States Yes No No No
Yankee (noun) Northern United States (noun)
an American (especially to non-Americans) the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
an American who lives in New England
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
Yankee (adjective) Northern United States (adjective)
used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Difference between Yankee and Northern United States

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