the Southern states of the U.S. collectively; Dixieland
See Dixie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭkˈsē)
A region of the southern and eastern United States, usually comprising the states that joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. The term was popularized in the minstrel song “Dixie's Land,” written by Daniel D. Emmett (1815-1904) in 1859.
(dĭkˈsē)
noun
Any one of several songs bearing this name, popular as Confederate war songs.