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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodlenoun

    an American (especially to non-Americans)

Wikipedia

  1. yankee-doodle

    "Yankee Doodle" is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolution. It is often sung patriotically in the United States today. It is the state anthem of Connecticut. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501. The melody is thought to be much older than both the lyrics and the subject, going back to folk songs of Medieval Europe.

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  1. yankee-doodle

    Yankee-Doodle is a popular American patriotic song with cultural, historical, and symbolic significance. The term "yankee-doodle" itself has been used as a nickname for an American, often referring specifically to someone from the Northern States or a New Englander. The song "Yankee Doodle" became well-known during the American Revolutionary War.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yankee-Doodlenoun

    the name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of the United States

  2. Yankee-Doodlenoun

    humorously, a Yankee

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yankee-doodle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yankee-doodle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of yankee-doodle in a Sentence

  1. Little Rock:

    Civilization culminates in the power-press. It is the grand total of the difference between a boastful United Statian and a beastly Hottentot, —between Yankee Doodle and Timbucktoodle


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