The term Yankee and its contracted form Yank have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, the Northeastern United States, the Northern United States, or to people from the US in general.
Manifest Destiny, settlement of the United States
Yankee settlers
Boston, New England capital
President Calvin Coolidge of New England
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur.
1889 frontispiece by Daniel Carter Beard, restored
"'Bridgeport?' said I, pointing. 'Camelot', said he."
First English edition, 1889