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Yan⋅kee⋅ism

  [yang-kee-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. Yankee character or characteristics.
2. a Yankee peculiarity, as of speech.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; Yankee + -ism
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Yan·kee·ism   (yāng'kē-ĭz'əm)   
n.  A Yankee custom, characteristic, usage, or pronunciation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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