Adjective yankee has 1 sense
- Yankee - used by southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier)
Antonym: southern (indirect, via northern)
,
Noun yankee has 3 senses
- Yankee, Yank, Northerner - an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
--1 is a kind of American
--1 is a member of North
--1 has particulars: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier
- New Englander, Yankee, Yank - an American who lives in New England
--2 is a kind of American
--2 is a member of New England
- Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle - an American
--3 is a kind of American
,