Dixieland

Dix·ie·land  (dks-lnd)

n.

A style of instrumental jazz associated with New Orleans and characterized by a relatively fast two-beat rhythm and by group and solo improvisations.

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Dixieland [ˈdɪksɪˌlænd]

n

1. (Music) a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century

2. (Music) a revival of this style in the 1950s

3. (Placename) See Dixie [1]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Dixieland - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, South slave state - any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR - a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Everglade State, FL, Florida, Sunshine State - a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS - a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War Missouri, Show Me State, MO - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union NC, North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State - a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies Palmetto State, SC, South Carolina - a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies Tennessee, TN, Volunteer State - a state in east central United States Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War