Dixie

Dixie
I. trademark — used for a paper cup II. geographical name the states of the SE United States & especially those which constituted the Confederacy

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  • Dixie — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dixie puede hacer referencia a: un apodo usado para referirse al Sur de Estados Unidos; el nombre usado para referirse a la bandera de los Estados Confederados de América; Dixie, localidad de Georgia, Estados Unidos; …   Wikipedia Español

  • dixie — DÍXIE s.n. (muz.) Dixieland. [pr.: dicsi] – Din fr. dixie, engl. Dixie. Trimis de LauraGellner, 18.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  dixie/díxieland s. n. [xie pron. xi, land pron. lend …   Dicționar Român

  • Dixie — Dix ie (d[i^]ks [y^]), prop. n. 1. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.] Syn: Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate States of America, the South. Syn: . [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dixie — [dik′sē] [< Dixie (earlier, Dixie s Land), title of song (1859) by Daniel D. Emmett (1815 1904), U.S. songwriter, after Dixie, orig. name of a Negro character in a minstrel play (1850)] the Southern states of the U.S. collectively; Dixieland …   English World dictionary

  • Dixie — Dixie, WA U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 0.513788 sq. miles (1.330706 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.513788 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Dixie, WA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 0.513788 sq. miles (1.330706 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.513788 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Dixie — 1859, first attested in the song of that name, which was popularized, if not written, by Ohio born U.S. minstrel musician and songwriter Dan Emmett (1815 1904); perhaps a reference to the Mason Dixon Line, but there are other well publicized… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dixie — ► NOUN ▪ an informal name for the Southern states of the US. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • dixie — ► NOUN (pl. dixies) ▪ a large iron cooking pot used especially by campers or soldiers. ORIGIN Persian, small pot …   English terms dictionary

  • Dixie — Für das Wort Dixie stehen folgende Begriffe: die Kurzform für Dixieland, ein Synonym für die Südstaaten der USA die Kurzform der Musikrichtung Dixieland (Jazz) das gleichnamige Lied, das im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg als Hymne der Südstaaten galt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dixie — For other uses, see Dixie (disambiguation). The states in dark red are almost always included in modern day definitions of the Southern United States, while those in medium red are usually included. Those cross shaded are sometimes included due… …   Wikipedia

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