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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Yankeeland1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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