Meaning

4 senses
  1. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States.

    (US)Someone from the northern United States.

  2. Someone from the northern United States.

    (US, especially)One from New England.

  3. (US, especially, historical)Someone on the Union side.

  4. A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States.

    (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes)Someone from the United States.

    Ami, Yankee

    а́мерámer, я́нкиjánki, пиндо́сpindós

More definitions
  • an American (especially to non-Americans)
  • an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

Examples

57 sentences
  1. Tom gave the rope a yank.

    ruТом дёрнул верёвку. — sharptoothed

  2. Tom yanked the plug from the wall.

    ruТом выдернул вилку из розетки на стене. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom yanked a pistol from his jacket pocket.

  4. Tom yanked open the drawer and grabbed a pencil.

    ruТом дёрнул на себя ящик стола и схватил карандаш. — odexed

  5. Tom yanked Mary's hair.

    Том смикнув Мері за волосся. — deniko

    ruТом дёрнул Мэри за волосы. — sharptoothed

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
native of the USA — see also Yankee:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
native of the USA — see also Yankee:

Origin

Clipping of Yankee.

Clipping of Yankee.

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Forms

plural: Yanks
SingularYank
PluralYanks

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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