Yankeeland

[ yang-kee-land ]

noun

1. Chiefly Southern U.S. the northern states of the U.S.
2. Chiefly British. the U.S.
3. Chiefly Northern U.S. New England.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yankeeland¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; Yankee + land

Example Sentences

I am ready to follow her to Yankeeland, or any other place she chooses to go.

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Over a bottle of whiskey, which was made in Yankeeland, we spent our first night in Australia.

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One step further and we shall find ourselves talking, in the dialect of Yankeeland, of "us poor Humans!"

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Have I come to the most delicious corner of the ancient world to hear the praise of Yankeeland?

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That's what I used to call about everybody that wasn't born right down here in Yankeeland.

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