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Dixie
Dixie an informal name for the Southern states of the US. It was used in the song ‘Dixie’ (1859), a marching song popular with Confederate soldiers in the American Civil War. The ultimate origin is uncertain, although it has been suggested that the name comes from French dix ‘ten’ on ten-dollar notes printed before the Civil War by the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, and circulating in the Southern States. (See also Heart of Dixie.)
Dixiecrat in the US, informal name for any of the Southern Democrats who seceded from the Democratic party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights. Dixieland a kind of jazz with a strong two-beat rhythm and collective improvisation, which originated in New Orleans in the early 20th century. whistle Dixie engage in unrealistic fantasies, waste one's time. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dixie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dixie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dixie.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Dixie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Dixie.html |
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Dixie, USA A name given to the southern states of the USA (those south of the Mason‐Dixon Line), in particular the eleven Confederate States of America in 1860–5. The name may have come from the title of a song that became a marching song for the Confederate Army. However, it has also been suggested that it came from the $10 notes issued by a bank in New Orleans which had the French dix ‘ten’ printed on the back, thus the ‘Land of the Dixies’ or ‘Dixieland’. A third theory is that it came from a benevolent Manhattan slave owner, a Mr Dixy, whose good nature spread far and wide. Dixieland is also a type of jazz music said to have originated in New Orleans.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dixie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dixie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dixie.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dixie." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dixie.html |
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Dixie a Civil War-era song usually attributed to northerner Daniel D. Emmett, who is believed to have written it in 1859 as a minstrel song. It was first performed in New York City. It was the most popular song of the war both in the North, where President Abraham Lincoln had the White House Band perform it, and the South, where it became identified as a Confederate marching song and unofficial anthem. The word Dixie became a popular nickname for the South because of the region's association with the song.
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"Dixie." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dixie." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Dixie.html "Dixie." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Dixie.html |
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Dixie
Dix·ie (also Dix·ie·land) an informal name for the southern U.S. states. It was used in the song “Dixie” (1859), a marching song popular with Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. PHRASES: whistle Dixie engage in unrealistic fantasies; waste one's time: until you nail down the facts, you're just whistling Dixie. |
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"Dixie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dixie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dixie.html "Dixie." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dixie.html |
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Dixie
Dixie ♀ Mainly U.S.: name chosen as symbolic of the American South. The nickname is of uncertain origin. It is said to be from the ten-dollar bills printed in New Orleans, named in the Cajun dialect from French dix ‘ten’.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Dixie." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Dixie." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Dixie.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Dixie." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Dixie.html |
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•Chrissie, Cissy, kissy, missy, prissy, sissy
•dixie, pixie, tricksy, Trixie
•chintzy, De Quincey, wincey
•efficiency, proficiency, sufficiency
•Gypsy, tipsy
•ditzy, glitzy, itsy-bitsy, Mitzi, ritzy, Uffizi
•Eurydice
•odyssey, theodicy
•sub judice • prophecy • anglice
•chaplaincy • policy • baronetcy
•governessy • Pharisee • actressy
•clerisy, heresy
•secrecy • statice • captaincy
•courtesy
•dicey, icy, pricey, spicy, vice
•stridency • sightsee
•bossy, Flossie, flossy, glossy, mossy, posse
•boxy, doxy, epoxy, foxy, moxie, poxy, proxy
•bonxie
•poncey, sonsy
•dropsy, popsy
•biopsy • heterodoxy • orthodoxy
•autopsy
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"dixie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dixie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dixie.html "dixie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dixie.html |
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