dixie

UK: 'Dixie', 'dixie': /ˈdɪksɪ/

US: /ˈdɪksi/

US: 'Dixie', 'dixie': (dik′sē)

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dix•ie  (dik′sē), n. [Anglo-Indian.]

1. British Empire a large iron pot, esp. a 12-gallon camp kettle used by the British Army.

• Hindi dēgcī, diminutive of dēgcā pot
• 1895–1900

Dix•ie  (dik′sē), n. 

1. Place Names Also called Dixieland, Dixie Land. the southern states of the United States, esp. those that were formerly part of the Confederacy.
2. Music and Dance (italics) any of several songs with this name, esp. the minstrel song (1859) by D. D. Emmett, popular as a Confederate war song.
3. a female given name.
4. Idioms whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.

adj 

5. of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States.

• often said to be (Mason-)Dix(on line) + -ie 1855–60, American.

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dixie / ˈdɪksɪ/ noun

1. a large metal pot for cooking, brewing tea, etc
2. a mess tin

Etymology: 19th Century: from Hindi degcī, diminutive of degcā pot

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Dix•ie /ˈdɪksi/   n. [proper noun]

1. Place Names, Government the southern states of the United States, esp. those that were part of the Confederacy.

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Dixie / ˈdɪksɪ/ noun

1. Also called: Dixieland the southern states of the US; the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the southern states of the US

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from the nickname of New Orleans, from dixie a ten-dollar bill printed there, from French dix ten