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'''Yankee''' or '''Yank''' is a common term outside the USA for an american, meaning a resident of the United States.
Originally it meant a resident of New England.
Historically it meant a person living in the northern states belonging to the Union in the American civil war.
==References==
[[http://www.bartleby.com/61/60/Y0006000.html|The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition]]
Originally it meant a resident of New England.
Historically it meant a person living in the northern states belonging to the Union in the American civil war.
==References==
[[http://www.bartleby.com/61/60/Y0006000.html|The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition]]