Yankee
noun
ˈjæŋki
noun
1
a
soldier
who
fought
on
the
side
of
the
Union
(=the
northern
states)
during
the
American
Civil
War
〔美国南北战争期间的〕北军士兵
2
someone
born
in
or
living
in
the
northern
states
of
the
US
–
sometimes
used
in
an
insulting
way
by
people
from
the
southern
US
美国北部各州的人，北方佬
AmE
3
an
American
–
often
used
to
show
disapproval
美国人，美国佬〔常含贬义〕;
BrE
4
someone
from
New
England
[美] 新英格兰人
AmE