Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dixie"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dixie \Dix"ie\, n.
A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United
States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Dixie
n 1: the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States
in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States of
America}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]
2: (British) a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for
cooking; used in military camps
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