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Dixie.

The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɪksi/
  1. The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.

    US · informal
  2. The southwestern corner of Utah.

    US · informal
  3. A female given name transferred from the place name.

    US
  4. A number of places in the United States: A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Brooks County, Georgia.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newton County, Georgia.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.

  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.

  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A historical community in Grant County, Oregon.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A historical community in Washington County, Oregon.

  17. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.

  18. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.

  19. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.

  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.

  21. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fayette County and Nicholas County, West Virginia.

  22. A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

  23. A rural locality in the Shire of Cook, northern Queensland, Australia.

  24. A locality in the Shire of Corangamite, south western Victoria, Australia.

Where this word comes from

First attested in 1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenner), in turn from French dix (ten).

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