6 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dixie \Dix"ie\ (d[i^]ks"[y^]), prop. n. 1. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.] Syn: Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate States of America, the South. Syn: . [1913 Webster] 2. a song popular in the Confederate states during the American Civil War, and still played as a nostalgic anthem by those patriotic to the American south. It was written by Daniel D. Emmett in 1859. [PJC] {whistle Dixie} to talk unrealistically; to engage in unrealistic or overoptimistic fantasies; as, that ain't just whistlin' Dixie. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Dixie n 1: the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States}, {Confederate States of America}, {South}, {Dixieland}] 2: a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 24 Moby Thesaurus words for "Dixie": Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic, Middle West, New England, North, North Central region, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West, West Coast, Yankeeland, eastland, northland, the Coast, westland, wild West From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Dixie, GA Zip code(s): 31629 Dixie, ID Zip code(s): 83525 Dixie, KY Zip code(s): 41017 Dixie, LA Zip code(s): 71107 Dixie, WV Zip code(s): 25059 From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: Dixie -- U.S. County in Florida Population (2000): 13827 Housing Units (2000): 7362 Land area (2000): 704.014931 sq. miles (1823.390223 sq. km) Water area (2000): 159.646349 sq. miles (413.482127 sq. km) Total area (2000): 863.661280 sq. miles (2236.872350 sq. km) Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 29.607261 N, 83.119978 W Headwords: Dixie Dixie, FL Dixie County Dixie County, FL From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Dixie, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 0.513788 sq. miles (1.330706 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.513788 sq. miles (1.330706 sq. km) FIPS code: 18055 Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53 Location: 46.140782 N, 118.153897 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Dixie, WA Dixie
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