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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

yankees

/ˈjæŋkiz/

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What does yankees mean?

noun

  1. plural of yankee
  2. plural of Yankee

proper noun

  1. The team New York Yankees.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈjæŋkiz/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The Yankees all turned their gaze toward her resplendent orb, kissed their hands, called her by all kinds of endearing names.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
He came along early, crossing my bean-field, though without anxiety or haste to get to his work, such as Yankees exhibit.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
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Nevertheless, this same expressive word has now for many years been in constant use among some fifteen thousand true born Yankees.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
“Showing the Yankees what a Southern gentleman can do,” he added; and strode home again with his letters and papers.
W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkProject Gutenberg ebook #408
Within two months after the energetic Yankees took possession and gave the filthy city a good scouring, yellow fever had entirely disappeared--without any yellow fever vaccination.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273