See Yank on Wiktionary
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "native of the Northern USA — see also Yankee",
"word": "jenkki"
},
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "native of the Northern USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
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"word": "Yankee"
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"sense": "native of the Northern USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Jankes"
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"code": "pl",
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"feminine"
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"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"word": "jankio"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"word": "jenkki"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
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"masculine"
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"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
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"code": "fr",
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"masculine",
"plural"
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"code": "fr",
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"plural"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"masculine"
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"word": "amerloque"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Yankee"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ami"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "Yankee"
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{
"code": "pl",
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"masculine"
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{
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"feminine"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"word": "ianque"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
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"sense": "native of the USA — see also Yankee",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "а́мер"
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"masculine"
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