Dixie
- noun
- /ˈdɪksi/
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Dixie
- Way down South in Dixie, break the heart of me.
Examples
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Like, we're going to March through the South, through the Heart of Dixie the way Sherman did.
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I would love to know and maybe somebody will see this and determine, do they still sing Dixie at the Hibernia Society?
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Netflix, Netflix, Netflix Heart of Dixie solely because I just want you to watch my favorite show.
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The song 'Dixie' evokes memories of a different era in the southern states.
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Many consider the term 'Dixie' to represent the culture and history of the South.
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During the Civil War, the southern states were collectively referred to as Dixie.
Synonyms
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7.7
A group of southern states that left the United States in 1861 and fought the Union
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7.5
The southern states of the United States that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
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The group of southern U.S. states that left the United States to form the Confederacy in 1861
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7.5
A group of southern states that left the United States to form their own government from 1861 to 1865
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A group of 11 southern US states that left in 1861 to form their own government during the Civil War
Compounds
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Dixie has a couple of simple stories about its origin. One popular story says it comes from the Mason-Dixon line that marked the border between North and South, and another helpful way to remember is that it may come from dix, French for 'ten', which was printed on old New Orleans bank notes, so Dixie came to mean the southern states.