Dixie

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