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Yankee noun

  /ˈjæŋ.ki/
  • (chiefly, Southern US) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
  • (chiefly southern, _, Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
 jenkki
  • (nautical) A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
 genoa, jenny
Yankee land
Jenkkilä
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