Dixieland Definition

dĭksē-lănd
noun
Dixieland jazz.
Webster's New World
A style of traditional jazz developed in New Orleans in the early 1900s, usually performed by combos and featuring simultaneous improvisations by multiple musicians.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
In, of, or like a style of small-band, improvised jazz characterized by fast, ragtime tempos and a strict beat, and associated historically with early white New Orleans musicians.
Webster's New World
pronoun

(music) A type of jazz that originated in New Orleans.

Wiktionary

(US, informal) The southern states of the US; Dixie.

Wiktionary

(US, informal) The southwestern corner of Utah; Dixie.

Wiktionary

Dixieland Sentence Examples

  • Dixieland jazz, and let the music take you away.

  • Dixieland- a Dixieland banjo is a 4-stringed instrument.

  • These types of banjos are used for playing Dixieland band style music or jazz and Irish music.

  • Dixieland jazz, a subgenre that originated in New Orleans, was the dominant form of jazz through its early years and remains popular today.

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