First Known Use: 1927
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Dixieland
noun Dix·ie·land \-ˌland\
: a type of traditional American jazz music that was popular in the 1920s
Full Definition of DIXIELAND
: jazz music in duple time usually played by a small band and characterized by ensemble and solo improvisation
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Origin of DIXIELAND
probably from the Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Rhymes with DIXIELAND
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