Dixie

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈdɪksi//

The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.

proper noun

1
informalThe Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.
The American Blacks' bias against gays is due to our forced socialization into Dixie Christian culture during slavery.
2
informalThe southwestern corner of Utah.
3
A female given name transferred from the place name.
4
A number of places in the United States: A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
5
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Brooks County, Georgia.
6
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newton County, Georgia.
7
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho.
8
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
9
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
10
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
11
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky.
12
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
13
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
14
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
15
A number of places in the United States: A historical community in Grant County, Oregon.
16
A number of places in the United States: A historical community in Washington County, Oregon.
17
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
18
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
19
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.
20
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
21
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fayette County and Nicholas County, West Virginia.
22
A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
23
A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, northern Queensland, Australia.
24
A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

First attested in 1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenner), in turn from French dix (ten).

divulge · To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to…Divya · A female given name from Sanskrit.dixie · A large iron pot, used in the army.

Dixie · The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.

Dixon · A northern English surname originating as a patronymic.dizziness · The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.dizzy · Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy,…

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