dixie

[ dik-see ]

nounIndian English.
  1. a large iron pot, especially a 12-gallon camp kettle used by the British Army.

Origin of dixie

1
1895–1900; <Hindi dēgcī, diminutive of dēgcā pot

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Other definitions for Dixie (2 of 2)

Dixie
[ dik-see ]

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.

  1. a female given name.

adjective
  1. of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.

Origin of Dixie

2
1855–60, Americanism; often said to be (Mason-)Dix(on line) + -ie

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British Dictionary definitions for dixie (1 of 3)

dixie1

/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /


noun
  1. mainly military a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc

  2. a mess tin

Origin of dixie

1
C19: from Hindi degcī, diminutive of degcā pot

British Dictionary definitions for dixie (2 of 3)

dixie2

/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /


noun
  1. Northern English dialect a lookout

British Dictionary definitions for Dixie (3 of 3)

Dixie

/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /


noun
  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

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US

Origin of Dixie

3
C19: perhaps from the nickname of New Orleans, from dixie a ten-dollar bill printed there, from French dix ten

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Cultural definitions for “Dixie”

“Dixie”

An American song of the nineteenth century. It was used to build enthusiasm for the South during the Civil War and still is treated this way in the southern states. It was written for use in the theater by a northerner, Daniel Decatur Emmett. As usually sung today, “Dixie” begins:

I wish I was in the land of cotton;
Old times there are not forgotten:
Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land.

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