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What Does The Nickname Yankee Mean?

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    Yankee is basically a native or inhabitant of New England. They are also considered to be an inhabitant or dweller of a northern US state, in particular a Union soldier during the Civil War. Some sources claim that the name is of an origin of Dutch, where it literally means "little Jan" or "little John." Some other sources claim to be of an origin in 1765 where it was the name of the pirates Captain Yankey, also known as Yankey Duch (presumably meaning "Dutch"), mentioned in 1683 and 1684, and a Captain John Williams, known as Yankey or Yanky, in 1687 and 1688.

    The term Yankee also refers to Americans from New England, whose associates inwards from Great Britain previous to 1700.
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