ALL meanings of dixieland
Dix·ie·land
D d - noun dixieland (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. 1
- noun dixieland Also, Dixie Land. Dixie (def 1). 1
- noun dixieland a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century 0
- noun dixieland a revival of this style in the 1950s 0
- adjective dixieland 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 0
- noun dixieland Dixieland jazz 0
- noun dixieland the South; Dixie 0