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).

Origin of Dixieland

First recorded in 1925–30; Dixie + land

Words related to dixieland

bop, swing, blues, boogie, boogie-woogie, ragtime, jive, bebop

Example sentences from the Web for dixieland

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

    Modus Vivendi |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • 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."

    Across America by Motor-cycle |C. K. Shepherd

British Dictionary definitions for dixieland

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 dixieland

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.