Dixieland

[ dik-see-land ]

/ ˈdɪk siˌlænd /

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noun

(sometimes lowercase) a style of jazz, originating in New Orleans, played by a small group of instruments, as trumpet, trombone, clarinet, piano, and drums, and marked by strongly accented four-four rhythm and vigorous, quasi-improvisational solos and ensembles.

Also Dixie Land . Dixie (def. 1).

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Origin of Dixieland

First recorded in 1925–30; Dixie + land

Words nearby Dixieland

Dix, Dorothea, dixie, Dixiecrat, Dixiecrat Party, Dixie Cup, Dixieland, Dixielander, dixit, Dixon, dixy, DIY

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How to use Dixieland in a sentence

After attending art school, he worked in advertising and played drums on the side in Dixieland and jazz groups before joining Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated in the early 1960s.
Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer and band’s rhythmic mainstay, dies at 80|Matt Schudel|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
One was wondering how near, or how far, were the days when he would see the old home-folks once again "way back in Dixieland."
Across America by Motor-cycle|C. K. Shepherd
I'd have liked to hear more—it was Dixieland times two—what the Psis call Psixieland.
Modus Vivendi|Gordon Randall Garrett
Then each couple started to examine the boat in which they purposed taking that long dash toward Dixieland.
Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise|Louis Arundel

British Dictionary definitions for Dixieland

Dixieland

/ (ˈdɪksɪˌlænd) /

noun

a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century

a revival of this style in the 1950s

See Dixie (def. 1)

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Cultural definitions for Dixieland

Dixieland

A kind of jazz originating in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early twentieth century. The rhythms of Dixieland are usually rapid, and it generally includes many improvised sections for individual instruments.