Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yankee

3 senses of yankee

Sense 1
Yankee, Yank, Northerner -- (an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))
       => American -- (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Sense 2
New Englander, Yankee -- (an American who lives in New England)
       => American -- (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Sense 3
Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle -- (an American (especially to non-Americans))
       => American -- (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Antonyms of adj yankee

1 sense of yankee

Sense 1
Yankee -- (used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier))

INDIRECT (VIA northern) -> southern -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "southern hospitality"; "southern cooking"; "southern plantations")

Similarity of adj yankee

1 sense of yankee

Sense 1
Yankee -- (used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier))
       => northern (vs. southern) -- (in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; "Northern liberals"; "northern industry"; "northern cities")