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YANK

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The meaning of the name Yank is U.S. Northerner

The origin of the name Yank is Native American

Notes: Diminutive of the word Yankee, a colloquial term given to Northerners in the U.S. Civil War. Yankee, itself, is fabled to be a Native American pronunciation of the Dutch word "Engles," which means English (referring to English settlers in New England).

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