English Words Starting With Y
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- yang chen ning/jæŋ tʃɛn nɪŋ/A Chinese-American physicist, Nobel laureate known for his work on parity violation in weak interactions.nounC1+
- yang shangkun/jæŋ ˈʃæŋkʊn/The name of a senior Chinese political and military leader, President of the People's Republic of China from 1988 to 1993.nounVery Low
- yang tao/ˌjæŋ ˈtaʊ/A common name for a specific type of climbing vine and its egg-shaped, greenish-yellow fruit (Actinidia chinensis).nounLow
- yangon/jæŋˈɡɒn/The former capital and largest city of Myanmar (Burma), known historically as Rangoon.nounB2
- yangquan/ˌjæŋˈkwɑːn/A transliteration of a Chinese word, most commonly recognized as the name for a specific acupoint (Yang Spring) in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture.nounVery Low
- yangtze/ˈjæŋtsi/The longest river in Asia and China, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea.nounB2
- yangzhou/ˈjæŋˈdʒəʊ/A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, known for its historical and cultural significance, cuisine, and canals.nounLow frequency (proper noun)
- yanina/jəˈniːnə/A female given name, a less common variant of 'Ianna' or 'Yanna', sometimes associated with the Greek city of Ioannina.nounVery Low
- yankee/ˈjaŋki/A native or inhabitant of the United States, especially one from the Northern states; often used as an informal or sometimes derogatory term.adjectivenounC1
- yankee bond/ˌjæŋki ˈbɒnd/A bond issued in the United States by a foreign issuer, denominated in US dollars, and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).nounC1+
- yankee doodle/ˌjæŋki ˈduːd(ə)l/A historical, often humorous or patriotic, American song and associated character; a reference to a simple, unsophisticated American, originally used mockingly by the British during the Revolutionary War.nounC2
- yankeedom/ˈjaŋkiːdəm/The collective domain, characteristics, or population associated with Yankees, especially New Englanders.nounRare / Archaic
- yankeefy/ˈjæŋ.ki.faɪ/To make something or someone resemble or adopt the characteristics, customs, or mannerisms associated with people from the northern United States (Yankees), particularly those from New England, or with Americans in general.verb-transitiveExtremely Rare
- yankeeism/ˈjaŋkiɪz(ə)m/A word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of the United States, especially of the northern or northeastern states.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- yankeeland/ˈjæŋ.ki.lænd/A term for the United States of America, particularly referring to the northern states or the nation as a whole, often from a non-American or historical perspective.nounLow (archaic/dated, literary, or humorous)
- yankton/ˈjæŋktən/A proper noun referring to the city of Yankton, South Dakota, USA.nounVery Low
- yanktonai/ˌjæŋktɒnˈeɪ/A member of a Native American Sioux people, part of the Dakota nation.nounVery Low
- yannina/jəˈniːnə/A proper noun referring to the city of Ioannina in northwestern Greece.nounVery Low
- yanomama/ˌjænəˈmɑːmə/A member of an indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest region of Brazil and Venezuela.nounVery Low
- yanomamo/ˌjænəˈmɑːməʊ/An indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest, primarily in Venezuela and Brazil.nounLow
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