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		If this is the origin of the term Yankee, it may originally have had a pejorative, anti-American connotation similar to that of Gringo, becoming transformed by being adopted as a matter of pride by British-descended Americans who had fought on the frontier during the French and Indian War.
		An early use of the term outside the United States was in the creation of Sam Slick, the "Yankee Clockmaker," in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Canada in 1835.
		To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
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	Yankee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Today Yankee is most often used to refer to a New Englander (in which case it may denote New England puritan and thrifty values) or someone from one of the Mid-Atlantic states.
		The term "Swamp Yankee" is used in rural Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut to refer to Protestant farmers of moderate means and their descendants (as opposed to upper-class Yankees).
		The most characteristic Yankee food was the pie; Yankee author Harriet Beecher Stowe in her novel Oldtown Folks celebrated the social traditions surrounding the Yankee pie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yankee (1152 words)

	New York Yankees - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Yankees won the day, driving a stake through the hearts of their rivals' fans when Bucky Dent drove a game-winning home run over the "Green Monster," one of several emotional moments in the team's history that had Red Sox fans wondering if their team was under some kind of a curse.
		The Yankees are only the third franchise in sports history to draw over 4 million in regular season attendance at their own ballpark (the others being the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays with 4,057,947 and the 1993 Colorado Rockies with 4,483,350).
		The Yankees are "America's Team" They give the casual, or "bandwagon," baseball fan someone to root for when he/she does not have a local favorite, or when their local team is playing poorly.
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	The Yankees Dugout » New York Yankees
		The 1949 Yankees team was seen as “underdogs” who came from behind to catch and surprise the powerful Red Sox on the last two days of the season, a faceoff that fueled the beginning of the modern Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
		The Yankees came close to winning the AL East in 1985 and 1986, finishing second behind the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox, respectively, but fell to fourth place in 1987 and fifth in 1988, despite having mid-season leads in the AL East standings in both seasons.
		For over 50 years this fan has come to Yankees’ home games with a baseball cap, a yankees’ jersey (which on the back bears his own name) and a cake pan with a shamrock painted on it which is connected to a sign inscribed with words of encouragement for the home team.
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	Yankee - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		One influence on the use of the term throughout the years has been the song Yankee Doodle, which was popular at the time of the American War for Independence.
		An early use of the term outside the U.S. was in the creation of Sam Slick, the "Yankee Clockmaker," in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Canada in 1835.
		Today Yankee is most often used to refer to a New Englander (in which case it may denote New England puritan and thrifty values).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Yankee (696 words)

	Yankee (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yankee, an American, especially one from New England or more generally from the Northeastern United States.
		Soldiers identified as being from the previous areas: Patriot (American Revolution) during the American Revolutionary War, Union (American Civil War) soldiers during the American Civil War, and United States soldiers in general during the wars of the 20th century.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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		If this is the origin of the term Yankee, it may originally have had a pejorative, anti-American connotation similar to that of Gringo, becoming transformed by being adopted as a matter of pride by British-descended Americans who had fought on the frontier during the French and Indian War.
		An early use of the term outside the United States was in the creation of Sam Slick, the "Yankee Clockmaker," in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Canada in 1835.
		Thus, in either case the principal use of the term in the U.S. is as a means of distinguishing a group from those from living further south (i.e., in the southeastern states).
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	New York Yankees information - Search.com
		The Yankees won the day, driving a stake through the hearts of their rivals' fans when Bucky Dent drove a game-winning home run over the "Green Monster," one of several emotional moments in the team's history that had Red Sox fans wondering if their team was under some kind of a curse.
		The Yankees are only the third franchise in sports history to draw over 4 million in regular season attendance at their own ballpark (the others being the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays with 4,057,947 and the 1993 Colorado Rockies with 4,483,350).
		The Yankees are "America's Team" They give the average, or "bandwagon," baseball fan someone to root for when he/she does not have a local favorite, or when their local team is playing poorly.
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		When the Yankees are either tied or behind in the late innings (usually the 8th innning), "Going The Distance" from the Rocky II soundtrack is played while, on the DiamondVision screen, a mix of the Rocky II training scene and Yankee highlights is shown.
		The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network launched in 2002, and served as the home of the New York Yankees during the baseball season, and the New Jersy Nets for the rest of the year, giving it live sports coverage for the entire year.
		Radio broadcasts are are on the Yankees Radio Network anchored by WCBS 880AM, with John Sterling as the play-by-play announcer and Suzyn Waldman does the commentary.
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	New York Yankees - ExampleProblems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In 1990, Yankee pitcher Andy Hawkins became the first Yankees pitcher ever to lose a no-hitter, when the third baseman committed an error, followed by 2 walks and an error by the left fielder with the bases loaded, scoring all 3 runners as well as the batter.
		The 1998 Yankees are widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history, having compiled a then-AL record of 114 regular season wins against just 48 losses (the record was later broken by the 2001 Seattle Mariners, who won 116 games) en route to a World Series sweep of the Padres.
		The Yankees dedicated a plaque to the victims and rescue workers of the 9/11 attacks in 2002.
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		The Yankees have won 26 World Series in 39 appearances; the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland Athletics are tied for second with 9 World Series victories each, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are second with 18 World Series appearances.
		During the early 1900s, the nickname "Yankees" was occasionally applied to the club, as a variant on "Americans", verifiably as early as June 21, 1904, when Patsy Dougherty was traded from Boston to New York, and the Boston Herald's article was headlined, "Dougherty as a Yankee".
		Yankee players also dominated the American League MVP award, with a Yankee claiming ownership six times in the decade (1950- Rizzuto, 1951- Berra, 1954- Berra, 1955- Berra, 1956- Mantle, 1957- Mantle).
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	Yankee - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		If this is the origin of the term Yankee, it may originally have had a pejorative, anti-American connotation similar to that of gringo, becoming adopted as a matter of pride by British-descended Americans who had fought on the frontier during the French and Indian War.
		The term "Swamp Yankee" is used in rural Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut to refer to Protestant farmers of moderate means and their descendants (as opposed to middle- and upper-class Yankees).
		In some parts of the world, particularly in Latin America and East Asia, yankee or yanqui is meant as an insult and is politically associated with anti-Americanism and used in expressions such as "Yankee go home" or "we fight the yanqui, enemy of the humanity" (words from the Sandinista anthem).
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	Yankee (disambiguation) at AllExperts
		* Yankee, an American, especially one from New England or more generally from the Northeastern United States.
		* A Yankee bond, a United States dollar-denominated sovereign or corporate bond issued by non-U.S. governments and corporations.
		See also the song Yankee Doodle, the film Yankee Doodle Dandy and the book and films A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
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	New York Yankees - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Yankees have been among the most storied teams in American sports over their 100+ year history; along with franchises like the Boston Celtics, Dallas Cowboys, and Montreal Canadiens, the Yankees have helped exemplify the phrase "dynasty" in professional athletics.
		Among the North American major sports, the Yankees' success is only approached by the 24 Stanley Cup championships of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
		The Yankees' quick ejection from the 2002 playoffs at the hands of the Anaheim Angels accelerated the changes, as ownership and management began to look increasingly on free agent acquisitions and major trades.
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		For other meanings see Candle (disambiguation) ---- A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel.
		The principal use of the term in the U.S. is a means of distinguishing Yankees from those from the South (i.e., the U.S. Southern statessoutheastern states).
		The term Yankee is still used in U.S. Southern statesSouth as a derisive term for persons from any state north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
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	New York Yankees - Psychology Central
		The Yankees are in the Eastern Division of the American League.
		Showalter was fired after the 1995 season due to a playoff collapse and personality clashes with Steinbrenner and his staff and was replaced by Joe Torre.
		Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez won the American League MVP award becaming the first Yankees player to win the award since Don Mattingly in 1985.
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	Yankee \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Yankee ist ein Spitzname für die Bewohner der USA.
		Diese reagierten darauf, indem sie den "Yankee Doodle" zu ihrem Schlachtlied und zu ihrer inoffiziellen Nationalhymne machten.Der Name leitet sich vom Spitznamen der Einwanderer aus den Niederlanden ab, die "Jan Kees" genannt wurden.
		Yankee is waarschijnlijk van oorsprong de scheldnaam die de Britse kolonisten gaven aan de inwoners van de Nederlandse kolonie Nieuw-Nederland.Deze Nederlanders gebruikten veel de voornamen Jan en Kees en de Britten verbasterden dat tot Yankee(s).
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Yankee (disambiguation)
		A candy bar, known as a yankee bar.
		An American-made motorcycle from the early 1970's Yankee.
		A member of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Yankee_(disambiguation) (93 words)

	Yankee \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		The term Yankee refers to citizens of the United States, particularly northerners, especially those Americans from the Northeastern United States whose ancestors arrived from Britain before 1700.
		Yankee, American; Federal soldier in the American Civil War; native of a northern state of the U.S.A., resident of the northern United States of America
		Yankee, American; resident of the northern United States of America
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