American vs Yank

American

noun
  • A citizen or inhabitant of the United States of America. 

  • A citizen or inhabitant of British North America. 

  • The dialect of English spoken in and around the contiguous United States of America. 

  • Any inhabitant of the Americas. 

  • American cheese. 

adj
  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas. 

  • Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture. 

  • Able to be exercised on any date between its issue and expiry. 

  • Of, from, or pertaining to British North America. 

Yank

noun
  • An American: someone from the United States. 

  • A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England. 

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