"Yankee land" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-Yankee land.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Yankee land
  1. (Britain, informal) The United States. Tags: Britain, informal Translations (the United States): Jankilando (Esperanto), Jenkkilä (Finnish), Yankilandia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Yankee_land-en-name--uiHAmxO Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'the United States': 61 38 1
  2. (Southern US) The northern states region of the United States. Tags: Southern-US
    Sense id: en-Yankee_land-en-name-zkFYj-Vx Categories (other): Southern US English
  3. (chiefly Northern US) New England. Tags: Northern-US
    Sense id: en-Yankee_land-en-name-0HWwJ4fP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Yankeeland, Yankee-land

Alternative forms

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