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Definition of 'dixie'

Word Frequency

dixie in British 1

(ˈdɪksɪ )
noun
1. mainly military
a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
2. 
a mess tin
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Word origin of 'dixie'
C19: from Hindi degcī, diminutive of degcā pot
Word Frequency

dixie in British 2

(ˈdɪksɪ )
noun
Northern England dialect
a lookout
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Word Frequency

Dixie in British

(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
3. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US
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Word origin of 'dixie'
C19: perhaps from the nickname of New Orleans, from dixie a ten-dollar bill printed there, from French dix ten
Word Frequency

Dixie in American

(ˈdɪksi ; dikˈsē)
the Southern states of the U.S. collectively; Dixieland
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'dixie'
< Dixie (earlier, Dixie's Land), title of song (1859) by Daniel D. Emmett (1815-1904), U.S. songwriter, after Dixie, orig. name of a Negro character in a minstrel play (1850)

Trends of 'dixie'

Used Rarely. dixie is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'dixie'

  • diwan
  • Dix
  • dixi
  • dixie
  • Dixie cup
  • Dixiecrat
  • Dixieland

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Related Terms of 'dixie'

  • Dixie cup
  • Dixie Land

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Definition of dixie from the Collins English Dictionary

The present perfect continuous tense

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