dixie

/ˈdɪksi/

Etymology

First attested in 1859. Unknown, but may come from the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between the northern states and the southern states, or from the slang term dixie for a Louisiana $10 bill (equivalent to English tenner), in turn from French dix (ten).

dixie means the Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.

Why this word is great

DIXIE — [Name] A name for the Southern United States, especially the states that formed the Confederacy; also, a large iron cooking pot and, occasionally, a female given name. First attested 1859. Origin uncertain; likely from the Mason-Dixon Line, the boundary between northern and southern states, or from the slang 'dixie' for a Louisiana ten-dollar bill, from French dix ("ten"). Unlike the neutral, geographical "South" or the specific, brassy "Dixieland" of jazz, "Dixie" is a vessel for a potent, contested mythology. It is the scent of magnolia cut with cannon-smoke, the black iron weight of a pot over a fire now gone cold, and the fading embroidery on a gown from a scattered family—a name for a country that never truly was, but whose ghost still walks the land.

name

The Southern United States, especially the former Confederate States.“The American Blacks' bias against gays is due to our forced socialization into Dixie Christian culture during slavery.”
The southwestern corner of Utah.
A female given name transferred from the place name.
A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Brooks County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Newton County, Georgia.

noun

A large iron pot, used in the army.“four men generally like to mess together, and one cooking pot among them takes the place of a mess-tin or "dixie"”