dixie

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  2. noun a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

Etymology

From Hindi देगची (degcī, “a kettle, a metallic cooking pot”), from Classical Persian دیگچه (degča, “a pot, small cauldron”), from دیگ (deg, “pot”) + ـچه (-ča).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixieland

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