dixie
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noun
1.
Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
2.
(italics) any of several songs with this name, especially the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song.
3.
a female given name.
adjective
Idioms 4.
of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.
5.
whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.
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Dixie
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
dixie1 (ˈdɪksɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | chiefly military a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc |
| 2. | a mess tin |
| [C19: from Hindi degcī, diminutive of degcā pot] | |
| dixie2 (ˈdɪksɪ) | |
| —n | |
| dialect (Northern English) a lookout | |
| Dixie (ˈdɪksɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: Dixieland the southern states of the US; the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War |
| 2. | a song adopted as a marching tune by the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US |
| [C19: perhaps from the nickname of New Orleans, from dixie a ten-dollar bill printed there, from French dix ten] | |
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Word Origin & History
Dixie
1859, first attested in D.D. Emmett's song of that name, probably a reference to the Mason-Dixon Line, but there are many other well-publicized theories. Popularized nationwide in minstrel shows. Dixieland style of jazz developed in New Orleans c.1910, so called from 1919. Dixiecrat in U.S. politics
dates from 1948.
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