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Dixieland

[ dik-see-land ]

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noun

(sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.
Also Dixie Land. Dixie ( def 1 ).

Dixieland

/ ˈdɪksɪˌlænd /

noun

a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century
a revival of this style in the 1950s
See Dixie
See Dixie

Dixieland

A kind of jazz originating in New Orleans , Louisiana , in the early twentieth century. The rhythms of Dixieland are usually rapid, and it generally includes many improvised sections for individual instruments.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dixieland¹

First recorded in 1925–30; Dixie + land

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Example Sentences

After attending art school, he worked in advertising and played drums on the side in Dixieland and jazz groups before joining Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated in the early 1960s.

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One was wondering how near, or how far, were the days when he would see the old home-folks once again "way back in Dixieland."

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I'd have liked to hear more—it was Dixieland times two—what the Psis call Psixieland.

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Then each couple started to examine the boat in which they purposed taking that long dash toward Dixieland.

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