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ALL meanings of dixie-land

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  • noun dixie-land (sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles. 1
  • noun dixie-land Also, Dixie Land. Dixie (def 1). 1
  • adjective dixie-land of, from, or characteristic of the southern states of the United States. 1
  • idioms dixie-land whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies. 1
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