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Dixie

di·xie

UK/ˈdɪk.si/ US/ˈdɪksi/ fairly common informal us

noun

1.

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

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2.

a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

Origin

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).

Phrases

  • Dixie Alley
  • Dixie County

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