'Dixie' definitions:

Definition of 'Dixie'

(from WordNet)
noun
The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland]
noun
A large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

Definition of 'Dixie'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. 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. [PJC]
  • whistle Dixie to talk unrealistically; to engage in unrealistic or overoptimistic fantasies; as, that ain't just whistlin' Dixie. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'Dixie'

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Dixie, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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 (1.330706 sq. km)
FIPS code :
18055
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
46.140782 N, 118.153897 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Dixie -- U.S. County in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Dixie -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000) :
13827
Housing Units (2000) :
7362
Land area (2000) :
704.014931 sq. miles (1823.390223 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
159.646349 sq. miles (413.482127 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
863.661280 sq. miles (2236.872350 sq. km)
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
29.607261 N, 83.119978 W

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