Yankee

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Yan·kee [Yankee Yankees] BrE [ˈjæŋki] NAmE [ˈjæŋki] noun
1. (NAmE)a person who comes from or lives in any of the northern states of the US, especially New England
2. a soldier who fought for the Union (= the northern states) in the American Civil War
3. (BrE, informal) = ↑Yank
4. the Yankeesthe New York City professional baseball team. Famous Yankee players have included ‘Babe’ Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. The team plays its home games in the famous Yankee Stadium in the ↑Bronx.

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: origin uncertain; recorded in the late 17th cent. as a nickname; perhaps from Dutch Janke, diminutive of Jan ‘John’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, New Englander, Northerner