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Dix·ie ¹  (dks)

A region of the southern and eastern United States, usually comprising the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. The term was popularized in the minstrel song "Dixie's Land," written by Daniel D. Emmett (1815-1904) in 1859.

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Dix·ie ²  (dks)

n.

Any one of several songs bearing this name, popular as Confederate war songs.

Idiom:

whistle Dixie Slang

To engage in unrealistically rosy fantasizing: "If you think mass transportation is going to replace the automobile I think you're whistling Dixie" (Henry Ford II).

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[After Dixie¹.]

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Dixie

Noun

the southern states of the US Also called: (Dixieland) [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Dixie - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixieland, 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
	2.	dixie - a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps pot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom