DIXIE


Meaning of DIXIE in English

/ ˈdɪksi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] an informal name for the south-eastern states of the US

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WORD ORIGIN

said to be from the name of a black character in a minstrel play (1850).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.