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Dixieland

/ˈdɪksilænd/ · name

Meaning

  1. The southwestern corner of Utah; Dixie.
  2. Synonym of Southern United States.
  3. A type of jazz that originated in New Orleans.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Dixie Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English Dixieland From Dixie + -land.

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