Dixie
[ dik-see ]
/ ˈdɪk si /
noun
Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land.
the southern states of the United States, especially those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
(italics)
any of several songs with this name, especially the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song.
a female given name.
adjective
of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.
Idioms for Dixie
whistle Dixie,
to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.
Origin of Dixie
Definition for dixie-land (2 of 2)
Dixieland
[ dik-see-land ]
/ ˈdɪk siˌlænd /
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 Dixie Land.
Dixie(def 1).
British Dictionary definitions for dixie-land (1 of 4)
dixie
1
/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /
noun
mainly military
a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
a mess tin
Word Origin for dixie
C19: from Hindi
degcī, diminutive of
degcā pot
British Dictionary definitions for dixie-land (2 of 4)
dixie
2
/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /
noun
Northern English dialect
a lookout
British Dictionary definitions for dixie-land (3 of 4)
Dixie
/ (ˈdɪksɪ) /
noun
Also called: Dixieland
the southern states of the US; the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
a song adopted as a marching tune by the Confederate states during the American Civil War
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US
Word Origin for Dixie
C19: perhaps from the nickname of New Orleans, from
dixie a ten-dollar bill printed there, from French
dix ten
British Dictionary definitions for dixie-land (4 of 4)
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 (def. 1)
Cultural definitions for dixie-land (1 of 2)
“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.
Cultural definitions for dixie-land (2 of 2)
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.