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Billy Yank

Billy Yank proper noun: a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

billy yank: a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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Proper noun

Billy Yank

  1. (US, dated) A soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
  2. (broadly) The Union in general.

Questions about Billy Yank

What does Billy Yank mean?
Billy Yank means a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
What part of speech is Billy Yank?
Billy Yank is a proper noun.

Words near Billy Yank in the dictionary

  1. billy tin
  2. Billy Webb
  3. Billy Wigglestick
  4. Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch
  5. Billy Wix
  6. Billy Yank
  7. Billy-be-damned
  8. billy-can
  9. billy-cans
  10. billy-cock
  11. billy-cocks

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