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View Name: Dixie


DIXIE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: DIK-see   [key]
Meaning & History
From the term that refers to the southern United States, used by Daniel D. Emmett in his song Dixie in 1859. The term may be derived from French dix "ten", which was printed on ten-dollar bills issued from a New Orleans bank.
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