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Yankee Originally a nickname for people from New England, now applied to anyone from the United States. Even before the American Revolutionary War, the term Yankee was used by the British to refer, derisively, to the American colonists. Since the Civil War, American southerners have called all northerners Yankees.
Matrix
Today’s Meaning: Pattern of lines and spaces.
Original Meaning: Female breeding animal. This usage dates as far back as ancient Rome!