Definition of 'dixie'

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dixie in British 1

(ˈdɪksɪ )

noun

1. mainly military

a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc

a mess tin

Word origin of 'dixie'

C19: from Hindi degcī, diminutive of degcā pot

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dixie in British 2

(ˈdɪksɪ )

noun

Northern England dialect

a lookout

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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

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 of 'dixie'

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

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Dixie in American

(ˈdɪksi ; dikˈsē)

the Southern states of the U.S. collectively; Dixieland

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)

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

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Definition of dixie from the Collins English Dictionary

The noun phrase

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