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Dixie¹

  • /ˈdɪksi/

Rhymes with -ɪksi

Where it 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).

proper noun

  1. US, informal The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States. The American Blacks' bias against gays is due to our forced socialization into Dixie Christian culture during slavery.

    Similar: Dixieland, Southland, South

  2. US, informal The southwestern corner of Utah.
  3. US A female given name transferred from the place name.
  4. A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  5. A census-designated place in Brooks County, Georgia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Georgia.
  7. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Idaho.
  8. An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.
  9. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
  11. An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky.
  12. An unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
  13. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
  14. An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon.
  15. A historical community in Grant County, Oregon.
  16. A historical community in Washington County, Oregon.
  17. An unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
  18. An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
  19. A census-designated place in Walla Walla County, Washington.
  20. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  21. 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.

Similar: Dixieland, South

dixie²

  • /ˈdɪk.si/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪksi

Where it comes from

From Hindi देगची (degcī, “a kettle, a metallic cooking pot”), from Classical Persian دیگچه (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”), from دیگ (deg, “pot”) + ـچه (-ča).

noun dixies

  1. A large iron pot, used in the army. four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dixieland, confederacy, south, ship, vessel, boat, dead, winn, dixiecrat, dixie flag, dixey, dixy, dixie alley, dixie cup, hot jazz, dixery

proper noun

Similar: Dixieland, South

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noun a large iron pot, used in the army

हिन्दीदेगची degcī, देगचा degcā, देग deg
Русскийкотело́к kotelók

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"dixie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dixie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dixie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dixie

Chicago

"dixie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dixie.

BibTeX
@misc{dixie_2026,
  title = {dixie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dixie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}