/'jæŋkɪ; `jæŋkɪ/
(also Yank) n
1 (Brit infml 口) inhabitant of the United States of America; American 美国人; 美洲人
*[attrib 作定语] Yankee hospitality 美国人的好客.
2 (US)
(a) inhabitant of any of the NorthernStates, esp those of New England 美国北部各州的人;（尤指）新英格兰人.
(b) Federal soldier in the AmericanCivil War （美国南北战争时的）北军.

n[C]informal
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch Jantje 'Johnny', used as a word for Dutch people who came to America in the 18th century]
a soldier who fought on the side of the Union (=the northern states) during the American Civil War
AmE someone born in or living in the northern states of the US - sometimes used in an insulting way by people from the southern US
BrE an American - often used to show disapproval
= Yank
AmE someone from New England