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| + | :''"Yankee" redirects here, you may also be looking for the [[New York Yankees]].'' |
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| − | '''Yankee''' is a slang term referring to a citizen of the [[United States of America]]. Within the United States, the term can also refer specifically to citizens in the northeastern part of the country. |
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| + | An '''American''' was a citizen of the [[Earth]] [[country|nation]] of the [[United States of America]]. ({{DS9|Change of Heart}}; {{VOY|The Killing Game|The Killing Game, Part II}}) |
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+ | The term "Yankee [[trader]]s" referred to American [[sailor]]s of the [[18th century|18th]] and [[19th century|19th centuries]] who traveled Earth's [[ocean]]s "in search of mercantile and territorial opportunity." [[24th century]] [[Federation]] scholars would compare the [[Ferengi]] to these ancient seafarers. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
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| − | A [[baseball]] team based in [[New York City]] in [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]] USA was called the [[New York Yankees]]. |
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| + | While in the year [[1947]], [[Quark]] confused the Americans with [[Australian]]s while speaking to [[General]] [[Rex Denning]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| + | *[[Americans|List of Americans]] |
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*[[Yang]] |
*[[Yang]] |
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+ | ==External link== |
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+ | * {{wikipedia}} |
| + | [[it:Americano]] |
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| − | * {{DS9|It's Only a Paper Moon}} |
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| − | * {{TNG}} |
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| − | ** {{e|The Neutral Zone}} |
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| − | ** {{e|Time's Arrow, Part II}} |
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| − | ** {{e|The Big Goodbye}} |
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[[Category:Earth groups]] |
[[Category:Earth groups]] |
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Revision as of 12:38, 16 February 2011
- "Yankee" redirects here, you may also be looking for the New York Yankees.
An American was a citizen of the Earth nation of the United States of America. (DS9: "Change of Heart"; VOY: "The Killing Game", "The Killing Game, Part II")
The term "Yankee traders" referred to American sailors of the 18th and 19th centuries who traveled Earth's oceans "in search of mercantile and territorial opportunity." 24th century Federation scholars would compare the Ferengi to these ancient seafarers. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
While in the year 1947, Quark confused the Americans with Australians while speaking to General Rex Denning. (DS9: "Little Green Men")
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