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dixie

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1. dixie - Noun

2. Dixie - Proper noun

Meaning

A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I was born a rebel Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning. Yeah, with one foot in the grave, And one foot on the pedal. I was born a rebel. Tom Petty

I'd just like to take this moment to point out that C has all the expressive power of two dixie cups and a string. Jamie Zawinski

Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up. Michael Moore

I've never met a woman ever, anywhere, bar none, that was more feminine than Dixie Carter. Jean Smart

Dixie has just fallen to pieces. There are little patches of Dixie. But even in the heart of Dixie - in Alabama - Dixie is slipping. They've stopped using the word in commercial listings. John Shelton Reed

Dixie Carter was a goddess. The kind of wife and mother that every mother hopes their daughter will become and the kind of friend that is absolutely irreplaceable. She loved fiercely and was adored in return. Annie Potts

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