Dixie

dixie English Etymology 1859. en, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term en dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenner), in turn from French fr dix (ten).Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc. Pronunciation en /ˈdɪksi/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Dixie.wav US en ɪksi 2 Proper noun <dab!> en Q49042 en informal US The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States. en 1986 In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology Joseph Beam By the Year 2000 Max C. Smith 227 The American Blacks' bias against gays is due to our forced socialization into Dixie Christian culture during slavery. en Dixieland<id:Q49042> Southland<id:Q49042> South<id:Q49042> en informal US The southwestern corner of Utah. en US en female place names. en number of places c/USA: en populated place co/Maricopa County s/Arizona. en CDP co/Brooks County s/Georgia. en unincorporated community co/Newton County s/Georgia. en unincorporated community co/Elmore County s/Idaho. en unincorporated community co/Idaho County s/Idaho. en unincorporated community co/Harrison County s/Indiana. en unincorporated community co/Henderson County s/Kentucky. en unincorporated community co/Whitley County s/Kentucky. en unincorporated community co/Caddo Parish s/Louisiana. en unincorporated community co/Callaway County s/Missouri. en unincorporated community co/Baker County s/Oregon. en historic community co/Grant County s/Oregon. en historic community co/Washington County s/Oregon. en unincorporated community co/Fluvanna County s/Virginia. en unincorporated community co/Mathews County s/Virginia. en CDP co/Walla Walla County s/Washington. en unincorporated community co/Harrison County s/West Virginia. en CDP co/Fayette County and co/Nicholas County s/West Virginia. en neighbourhood city/Mississauga p/Ontario c/Canada. en rural locality in the Shire of Cook, northern s/Queensland c/Australia. en locality shire:Pref/Corangamite south western s/Victoria c/Australia. Synonyms en Dixieland en South Derived terms en Dixie County en Dixiecrat en Dixie Alley References Further reading en Utah, USA American Civil War Geographic and cultural areas of the United States Nicknames for places