How to Pronounce "yankee"
word
/ˈjæŋki/
YANG-kee
/ˈjæŋki/
YANG-kee
Definition
A Yankee is a person from the United States, especially from the northern states. In some contexts, it can also refer more specifically to someone from New England, and its tone can be neutral, informal, or slightly negative depending on who says it.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈjæŋki/
British English
/ˈjæŋki/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
YANG-kee
UK
YANG-kee
Listen in Context
He is a Yankee from Boston.
Some people in the South call northerners Yankees.
The Yankees won the game last night.
To my grandfather, anyone north of Virginia was a Yankee.