Yankee
noun
/ˈjæŋ.ki/
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- (chiefly, Southern US) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
- (chiefly, Northern US) A native or inhabitant of New England.
- (chiefly southern, _, Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
- (baseball) A player for the New York Yankees.
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Yankee
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- (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.
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vlieger
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