"Yooper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈjuːpəɹ/ Forms: Yoopers [plural]
Etymology: From U.P. (“Upper Peninsula”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|U.P.|er|id2=inhabitant|t1=Upper Peninsula}} U.P. (“Upper Peninsula”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yooper (plural Yoopers)
  1. (informal) A native or inhabitant of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Tags: informal Hypernyms: Michigander, Michiganian

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