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Show Another Derivation of "Yankee." When tho New Eng'nnd colonies were first e'"led, the inhabitants wt o obliged to fight their way against many nations of Indians. They found but little difficulty In subduing them all except ono tribe, who wero known by the nnino of Yankoos which signifies sig-nifies invincible. After the -'asto of much blood and treasure, tin Yankoos "ere at last subdued by the New England men. The remains of this nat'" (agreeablo to tho In-'.in custoi transferred their name ..: their conr -srors. For a whlio they werr called Yankoos, Yan-koos, but frJi a corrup 'on, common to names In all langii" '. they eot through tliro tho name C Yankee. Now York Gazette Juno 1, 1775. n |