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Yankee

A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.

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Northern 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Northern 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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American 76% connected

Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Federal 76% connected

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations; constituted by a compact between…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Northerner 74% connected

One born or living in the north.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Northerner 74% connected

One born or living in the north.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Northerner 92% connected

One born or living in the north.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Yank 92% connected

A jerk or twitch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Yankee-Doodle 92% connected

The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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