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11Yankee — Yankee, ein Spottname, welchen die Engländer vorzugsweise den Nordamerikanern geben und der s. v. w. Tölpel bedeuten soll …
12Yankee — (Jänkih), Spottname für die Nordamerikaner, soll von Yinghese, der indian. Aussprache von english, herstammen. Y. doodle (–duddl d.h. Faullenzer), Anfang eines engl. Spottlieds auf die Nordamerikaner, dessen Melodie diese zur nationalen machten …
13Yankee — Yankee,der:⇨Amerikaner …
14yankee — / jæŋki/, it. / jɛnki/ s. ingl. [forse nomignolo fondato su un dim. dell oland. Jan Giovanni ], usato in ital. come sost. e agg., invar. ■ s.m. e f. [soprannome dato agli abitanti degli Stati Uniti d America, con una connotazione ora ironico… …
15yankee — yankee, ⊕ yanki → yanqui …
16Yankee — 1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Du. Janke, lit. Little John, dim. of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar… …
17yankee — /ingl. ˈjɛnki, ingl. ˈjæŋkɪ/ [forse dal n. neerlandese Janke (dim. di Jan «Giovanni»), con cui i coloni ol. di New York chiamavano gli inglesi del Connecticut] s. m. inv.; anche agg. (spec. spreg. o scherz.) americano, statunitense …
18Yankee — ► NOUN informal 1) often derogatory an American. 2) US an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states. 3) historical a Federal soldier in the Civil War. 4) a bet on four or more horses to win (or be placed) in different races. ORIGIN… …
19Yankee — [yaŋ′kē] n. [< ? Du Jan Kees (taken as pl.) < Jan, John + Kees, dial. form of kaas, cheese; orig. ( Jan Kaas) used as disparaging nickname for a Hollander, later for Dutch freebooter; applied by colonial Dutch in New York to English… …
20Yankee — This article is about the term. For other uses, see Yankee (disambiguation). The term Yankee (sometimes shortened to Yank) has several interrelated and often pejorative meanings, usually referring to people originating in the northeastern United… …
