Yankee

1. A native or inhabitant of the northern United States.
2. A native or inhabitant of New England.
3. An anglo, someone without French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
4. A native or inhabitant of the United States, in general.
5. Any individual associated with the Union; that is, the United States federal government, during the American Civil War.
6. A player for the New York Yankees.
7. A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
8. A wager on four selections, consisting of 11 separate bets: six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold accumulator.

Plural Yankees