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What does Dixieland mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Dixieland? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (US, informal) The southern states of the US; Dixie.
  2. (US, informal) The southwestern corner of Utah; Dixie.
  3. (music) A type of jazz that originated in New Orleans.
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They play classic jazz and Dixieland from a huge catalogue that includes standards by Louis Armstrong, Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.
The Yorkshire Post Band plays a more liberated version of Dixieland, whereas the Swale Valley Band revels in the roots of New Orleans.
The Big Chris Barber Band offers the best of Dixieland and Traditional Jazz.
The five-piece band are very popular in Rosses Point and will have many swinging to the sound of Dixieland before long.
And what better way to get there than on board a music-filled steamboat, featuring the sounds of Dixieland and New Orleans jazz?
I concentrate mostly on Big Band, small-group swing, and Dixieland, but the blues and early jazz also make it onto the show.

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