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Yengees
Yengees (ˈjɛŋgiːz) Also -eese, pl., whence Yengee (ˈjɛŋgiː) sing. Stated to be a N. American Indian corruption of English, applied to the people of New England. (Cf. Yankee.)1819 Heckewelder Ind. Nations iii. (1876) 77 When the Yengeese arrived at Machtitschwanne, they looked about everywhere for go...
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Yankee
Yankee, n. and a. (ˈjæŋkɪ) Also 8–9 Yankey, Yanky, pl. Yankies. [Source unascertained. The two earliest statements as to its origin were published in 1789: Thomas Anburey, a British officer who served under Burgoyne in the War of Independence, in his Travels II. 50 derives Yankee from Cherokee eankk...
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