Northern
Northern adjective - In or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line.
Usage example: northern cities
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Yankee and northern are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yankee" instead an adjective "Northern".
Yankee
Yankee adjective - Used by Southerners for an inhabitant of a northern state in the United States (especially a Union soldier).
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Nearby Word: yank
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Only the northern third of the state is still considered part of the South, while central and southern Florida are considered culturally 'Yankee'.
Source: Divided States of America -
Only one verse of Maryland's state song, "Maryland, My Maryland," is commonly used today, because the song was originally a Confederate war song that referred to "Northern scum" and called Lincoln a "Yankee despot."
Source: Canon Discontinuity - There's also a state song with several little-known stanzas—"Maryland, My Maryland." Only one of its nine stanzas is commonly sung today, for good reason—it was originally a pro-Confederate rally cry that referred to "Northern scum" and called Lincoln a "Yankee despot."
Source: Second Verse Curse
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