Yankeedom

American  

[yang-kee-duhm] / ˈjæŋ 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

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Yankeedom

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Now that is back at Yankee Stadium chasing his 3,000th hit in the shrine to all Yankeedom, all is sunny and rosy.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2011

Tramped over miles and miles of Mexican soil, fought at Monterey and Buena Vista, endured and almost died—men said for love of Yankeedom; he knew it was for Mary Moore.

From The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras by Fisher, Frederick Vining

I am so far removed, away here in Yankeedom, that I hear nothing from that quarter but by the public prints.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

I have come to Yankeedom to make my fortune.

From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey