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Yanqui and Yankee
The other three options would be either " Estadounidense " ( Unitedstatesan ), which is unwieldy, " Americano ," which many Latin Americans begrudge, since all inhabitants of the Americas are Americans, or Yanqui ( Yankee ).

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Yamplier (" Yanqui ") Azcuy Díaz ( born January 23, 1976 in Pinar del Río ) is a former professional heavyweight boxer from Cuba.

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The ubiquitous Red and Black Sandinista flag was used during the election process along with the pink as it was one of the colours of a campaign that finished its popular appearances with John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance and the Sandinista Hymn " fighting against Yanqui agressors, enemies of humanity.
For example, the liner notes to Yanqui U. X. O.
The LP and the CD of Yanqui U. X. O.
In 2005, the band allowed songs from Yanqui U. X. O.
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He then defeated Yanqui Diaz on January 22, 2005 to win the vacant regional USBA heavyweight title, knocking him down five times along the way.
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Nostalgic Yankee readers of Erskine Caldwell are today informed by proud Georgians that Tobacco Road is buried beneath a four-lane super highway, over which travel each day suburbanite businessmen more concerned with the Dow-Jones average than with the cotton crop.
In the meantime, while the South has been undergoing this phenomenal modernization that is so disappointing to the curious Yankee, Southern writers have certainly done little to reflect and promote their region's progress.
A Yankee sergeant gave the following description of his sweetheart: `` my girl is none of your one-horse girls.
But of course the paterollers won't be of any help, not with everything so upset and that Yankee cavalry outfit they say is running around, God knows where ''.
George said, `` First thing I do when I get to Vicksburg again, is get me a Yankee '' --
For referring specifically to a U. S. national and things, the words used are estadunidense ( also spelled estado-unidense ) ( United States person ), from Estados Unidos da América, and ianque ( Yankee ), but the term most often used is norte-americano, even though it could, as with its Spanish equivalent, in theory apply to Canadians, Mexicans, etc., as well.
An Uncle Sam is mentioned as early as 1775, in the original " Yankee Doodle " lyrics of the Revolutionary War.
Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for a high batting average: his. 342 lifetime average is the tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season ( 1923 ) he batted. 393, a Yankee record.
He is also well known for his song " Yankee Doodle Dixie ", in which he played " Yankee Doodle " and " Dixie " simultaneously, on the same guitar.
There is the ever present threat of the Yankees who steal and burn, and at one point, Scarlett kills a Yankee marauder with a single shot from Charles's pistol leaving " a bloody pit where the nose had been.
Yankee teammate Jason Giambi spoke for such players when he said, " I'd carry his bags for him, just as long as he is on the mound.
* Interfaith memorial service, known as " Prayer for America ," is held at Yankee Stadium.
Her son Luke Yankee is the author of Just Outside the Spotlight: Growing Up with Eileen Heckart ( ISBN 0-8230-7888-4 ), published by Back Stage Books in 2006.
The word Yankee is a variation that could have referred to English settlers moving into previously Dutch areas.
Michael Quinion and Patrick Hanks argue that the term refers to the Dutch nickname and surname Janneke ( from Jan and the diminutive-eke, meaning " Little John " or Johnny in Dutch ), Anglicized to Yankee ( in Dutch, the letter " J " is pronounced the same as the English consonantal " Y " sound ) and " used as a nickname for a Dutch-speaking American in colonial times ".
Another popular although facetious saying is that " a Yankee is someone from the North who comes to the South for a visit and then goes back.
A damn Yankee is someone from the North who comes to the South and stays there.
Today, " Yankee Doodle " is the official " state song " of Connecticut.
President Barack Obama is of Yankee descent on his mother's side ; his high school was Punahou School, founded to serve the children of Yankee missionaries to Hawaii.
The term Swamp Yankee is sometimes used in rural Rhode Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts to refer to Protestant farmers of moderate means and their descendants ( in contrast to richer or urban Yankees ); " swamp Yankee " is often regarded as a derogatory term.

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The Marlins are also the last team to win a World Series at the Old Yankee Stadium.
He was also the featured singer at the Concert of Hope immediately preceding Pope Benedict XVI's Mass at Yankee Stadium in April 2008.
The revived Arthurian romance also proved influential in the United States, with such books as Sidney Lanier's The Boy's King Arthur ( 1880 ) reaching wide audiences and providing inspiration for Mark Twain's satiric A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ( 1889 ).
She also adopted a Golden Retriever puppy from Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue in Hudson, Massachusetts.
Similarly, the ace of the 1986 team, Dwight Gooden, threw his no-hitter for the Yankees ( in 1996 ), and David Cone, who starred for the Mets from 1987 – 1992, threw a perfect game later in his career, also as a Yankee.
Clemens would also find himself the point of minor controversy when it was revealed in the book The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci that Clemens ' bizarre pre-game ritual included soaking in extremely hot water then having the hottest possible muscle liniment applied to his genitals during his rub-down.
** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).
Yankee is also the name of a Major League Baseball franchise, the New York Yankees.
In Korea, the word " Yankee " is often used to denote anyone who is white Caucasian, and also some non-white Caucasian from countries which are perceived to be predominantly ' white ', including, but not limited to, Britain, Australia, Canada, and most of Europe.
Mannie, a New York Yankees fan, visits what is presumed to be Yankee Stadium, now expanded to hold at least 200, 000 people ; and also visits Salem and Concord in Massachusetts.
Route 128, also known as the Yankee Division Highway ( for the 26th Infantry Division ), and originally the Circumferential Highway, is a partial beltway around Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Shea Stadium also served as the home of the New York Jets from 1964 to 1983, the New York Yankees in 1974 and 1975 while Yankee Stadium was being renovated, and the New York Giants in 1975.
He also forced Yankee managers to move him down in the batting order and bench him.
He was also criticized by Yankee fans for not being able to pitch during Game 5 of the 2003 World Series.
In December 1999 the Greater Lowell Council was also merged into the Yankee Clipper Council.
It also has 6 high quality ball fields that replicate sporting landmarks like Yankee Stadium, Tiger Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium and Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.
A small portion of southeastern Yankee Springs Township to the north of Orangeville Township is also served by the Delton ZIP code.
Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan's patriotic 1904 song, " The Yankee Doodle Boy " ( also known as " Yankee Doodle Dandy ").

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