Found 2 items, similar to Dixie.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Dixie 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dixie 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]