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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dixie \dix"ie\ di^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
see also:
whistle dixie
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dixie
n 1: the southern states that seceded from the united states in
1861 syn: confederacy, confederate states, confederate
states of america, south, dixieland
2: a large metal pot 12 gallon camp kettle for cooking; used
in military camps
see also:
confederacy confederate states confederate states of america south dixieland
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 moby thesaurus words for "dixie":
dixieland, down east, east, east coast, middle atlantic,
middle west, new england, north, north central region, northeast,
northwest, pacific northwest, south, southeast, southwest, sunbelt,
west, west coast, yankeeland, eastland, northland, the coast,
westland, wild west
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
dixie, ga
zip codes: 31629
dixie, id
zip codes: 83525
dixie, ky
zip codes: 41017
dixie, la
zip codes: 71107
dixie, wv
zip codes: 25059
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
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
headwords:
dixie
dixie, fl
dixie county
dixie county, fl
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
dixie, wa
dixie
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