Meaning Yankee
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A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
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1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Dutch Janke, literally "Little John," diminut [..]
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term for an American or someone from the northeast coast of the United States. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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American
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11 bets consisting of 4 selections from different events:
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A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern
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The first recorded use of the term by the British to refer to Americans in general appears in the 1780s, in a letter by Lord Horatio Nelson. Around the same time it began to be abbreviated to Yank. During the American Revolution, American soldiers adopted Yankee Doodle not as a term of derision but as an expression of national pride. The derisive u [..]
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To dream of a Yankee, foretells that you will remain loyal and true to your promise and duty, but if you are not careful you will be outwitted in some transaction.   
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From the Dutch "Jan-Kees" etc. Jan= short for: Johannes (=John), Kees= short for Cornelis (=Cornelius). All three names were very common in those days (and still are): Jan, Kees and Jan-Kees [..]
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(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, [..]
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(n) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)(n) an American who lives in New England(n) an American (especially to non-Americans)(adj) used by Southerners for an i [..]
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A corruption of “English.” The word got into general use thus: In 1713 one Jonathan Hastings, a farmer at Cambridge, in New York, used the word as a puffing epithet, meaning genuine, [..]
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  a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels.
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A multiple bet consisting of 11 bets (six doubles, four trebles and one four-fold) on four selections in different events.
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A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. Also a foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and [..]
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  The nickname of Yankee was first applied to American by merchants of Holland. Because of the argumentative traits of certain American captains trading with the Netherlands, Dutchmen jeeringly called [..]
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(1) A fore:sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, [..]
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a fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels
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(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, [..]
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The letter "Y" in radio comm. And of course "Yankee Station," the carrier task force's operating area off North Viet Nam which figured heavily in the U.S.Navy's air invol [..]
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Americans are known by their nicknames from Hong Kong to Timbuktu; one of the most widely used is yankee. It's origin is uncertain but one belief is that it was given to us by the early Dutch. Ea [..]
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A Yankee consists of 11 bets involving 4 selections in different events. The bet includes 6 doubles, 4 trebles, and an accumulator. A minimum of 2 of your selections must be successful to get a return [..]
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(yank-ee). Any person born north of the Red River.
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A bet that consists of four selections, combining them into six doubles, four trebles and one fourfold - i.e. eleven bets. I Want More Information About? Pinnacle Sports Pinnacle Sports' Affiliat [..]
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A type of bet comprising four selections and identical to a Lucky 15 except for the removal of singles. Therefore there are 11 bets: six doubles, four trebles and a four-fold. This can be extended to [..]
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A multiple bet consisting of 11 bets (6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 4-fold) on 4 selections in different events.
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 - Is a bet consisting of 11 bets with 4 selections in different events. The bet breakdown is 6 doubles, 4 trebles and 1 four-folds.
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The term "Yankee" and its contracted form "Yank" have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States; its various senses depend on the context. Outsi [..]
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Yankee magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire, United States.
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Yankee is a term for various groups of Americans. Yankee may also refer to:
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The Yankee motorcycle is a motorcycle which was produced in Schenectady, New York by the Yankee Motor Company in the 1970s. This company was started by John Taylor, a long-time resident of that area. [..]
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The Yankee motorcycle is a motorcycle which was produced in Schenectady, New York by the Yankee Motor Company in the 1970s. This company was started by John Taylor, a long-time resident of that area. [..]
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Yankee (also known as Machigonne) is an early-20th-century steel hulled ferry which is registered as a historic vessel with the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2006 it was berthed in Hobok [..]
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Yankee is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Western film directed by Tinto Brass and starring Philippe Leroy.
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Yankee is the second studio album by Japanese musician Kenshi Yonezu and fourth original album release. It was released on April 23, 2014, followed by his first live concert on June 27, 2014.
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Yankee was a 1930 yacht of the J Class. It was ordered by John Silsbee Lawrence and designed by Frank Cabot Paine. Yankee was scrapped in 1941.
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