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The word '''Yankee''' (also '''Yank''') refers to an American of New England origin or heritage, and (outside the US) to all Americans. Historically, the term refers to residents of [[New England]], as used by [[Mark Twain]] in ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. During and after the [[American Civil War]], its popular meaning expanded to include any Northerner or resident of the Union, and included any resident of the northern states.
The word '''Yankee''' (also '''Yank''') refers to an American of New England origin or heritage, and (outside the US) to all Americans. Historically, the term refers to residents of [[New England]], as used by [[Mark Twain]] in ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. During and after the [[American Civil War]], its popular meaning expanded to include any Northerner or resident of the Union, and included any resident of the northern states.
By contrast [[WASP (term}|WASP|means white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, and includes southerners.
== Origins of the word ==
== Origins of the word ==
In [[Finland]], the word ''jenkki'' (yank) is commonly used to refer to any American, and ''Jenkkilä'' (Yankeeland) refers to the United States itself. It isn't considered a very offensive or anti-American, but rather a [[spoken language]] expression. <ref>. See comments on H-South by Seppo K J Tamminen at [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/gateways/migration/threads/identity/disc-southernS96.html]</ref>
In [[Finland]], the word ''jenkki'' (yank) is commonly used to refer to any American, and ''Jenkkilä'' (Yankeeland) refers to the United States itself. It isn't considered a very offensive or anti-American, but rather a [[spoken language]] expression. <ref>. See comments on H-South by Seppo K J Tamminen at [http://www.h-net.msu.edu/gateways/migration/threads/identity/disc-southernS96.html]</ref>
==see also==
*[[WASP (term)]]
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Ruth Schell, "Swamp Yankee", ''American Speech'', 1963, Volume 38, No.2 (The [[American Dialect Society]], Published by Duke University Press ), pg. 121–123. accessed through [[JSTOR]]
*Ruth Schell, "Swamp Yankee", ''American Speech'', 1963, Volume 38, No.2 (The [[American Dialect Society]], Published by Duke University Press ), pg. 121–123. accessed through [[JSTOR]]
* Oscar G. Sonneck. ''Report on "the Star-Spangled Banner" "Hail Columbia" "America" "Yankee Doodle"'' (1909) [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0486222373&id=dSqWAvMJbuYC&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=yankee+etymology&sig=g_ntd2CZ3d0zV4V3frgrgZP9s-c pp 83ff online]
* Oscar G. Sonneck. ''Report on "the Star-Spangled Banner" "Hail Columbia" "America" "Yankee Doodle"'' (1909) [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0486222373&id=dSqWAvMJbuYC&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=yankee+etymology&sig=g_ntd2CZ3d0zV4V3frgrgZP9s-c pp 83ff online]
* [[http://www.bartleby.com/61/60/Y0006000.html|''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:'' Fourth Edition]]
==Notes==
==Notes==
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