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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankee land

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
yan-kee -land
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The United States.

British usage; Informal

name

The northern United States.

Derogatory

name

New England.

Example Sentences

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

Yankeeland (alternative) Yankee-land (alternative)

Phrases

up north

Frequently Paired Words

up north Dixieland Dixie the Southland

Questions

What does yankee land mean?
The United States.

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