Yankeedom

American  

[yang-kee-duhm] / ˈyæŋ ki dəm /

noun

1. the region inhabited by Yankees.

2. Yankees collectively.

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Etymology

Origin of Yankeedom

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; Yankee + -dom

Example Sentences

Consider the contrasting cultures of what Mr. Woodard calls “Yankeedom” and “Deep South.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In Mr. Woodard’s view, the two communities’ cultural narratives—the Deep South’s “ethnonationalist authoritarianism” and Yankeedom’s “civic nationalism”—are impossible to reconcile.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the forces of Yankeedom, New Netherland and the Left Coast can fight back, Mr. Woodard suggests, by promoting a stirring narrative of America that eschews “organic ties” such as race and ethnicity, or even cultural values and customs, in favor of the country’s governing creed—the principles of liberty, equality, democracy and the rule of law, as set forth most forcefully in the Declaration of Independence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yankeedom encompasses the New England states as well as Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's triple and quadruple the rate of New Netherland — the most densely populated part of the continent — which has a rate of 3.8, which is comparable to that of Switzerland. Yankeedom is the next safest at 8.6, which is about half that of Deep South, and Left Coast follows closely behind at 9."

From Salon