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yakuza
Yale lock
yam
yamen
Yamim Nora’im
yammer
Yana
yang
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Yankee
Yankee Doodle
Yankeeism
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Yank
Yank [ yangk ] (plural Yanks)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody from United States: somebody who is from the United States ( informal ) ( sometimes offensive )

[Late18C. Shortening of Yankee]
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