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/dˈɪksi/ Listen

proper noun

Dixie n.

A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. (U.S.)

Synonyms: Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate States of America, the South.

Synonyms: .

A song popular in the Confederate states during the American Civil War, and still played as a nostalgic anthem by those patriotic to the American south. It was written by Daniel D. Emmett in 1859.

whistle Dixie to talk unrealistically; to engage in unrealistic or overoptimistic fantasies; as, that ain't just whistlin' Dixie.

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Etymology of 'Dixie'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dixie" Quotes from Famous Books

... "It's Dixie," he said. For the first time he felt a surge of anger sweep through him, and his face was white as he turned back to the trail. "I've got more than one reason for getting that grizzly now, Bruce," he added. "Wild horses can't ...

— The Grizzly King • James Oliver Curwood

... other liabilities Doc could play a flute for a minute or two. He was guilty of two tunes—'Dixie' and another one that was mighty close to the 'Suwanee River'—you might say one of its tributaries. He used to come down and sit with me while I was getting well, and aggrieve his flute and say unreconstructed ...

— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry

... pronounced success. Miss Stella Starr made one of her horses dance a graceful round to the tune of "Dixie," and ...

— Andy the Acrobat • Peter T. Harkness