Dixieland is an English word with synonyms like confederacy or south. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dixieland in a sentence
Dixieland meaning
- Synonym of Southern United States.
- The southwestern corner of Utah; Dixie.
Synonyms of Dixieland
Using Dixieland
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Southern United States. | The southwestern corner of Utah; Dixie.
- Useful related words include: confederacy, confederate states, south, dixie.
- In the example corpus, dixieland often appears in combinations such as: original dixieland, dixieland jazz, dixieland bands.
Context around Dixieland
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dixieland
- In this selection, "dixieland" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, original, barefoot, featuring, jazz, delight and jass stand out and add context to how "dixieland" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the original dixieland jazz band and the original dixieland jass band. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dixieland" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dixieland
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dixieland Delight after Alabama takes a 34-20 lead over Tennessee. (11 words)
Dixieland is a subgenre of jazz music, rooted in New Orleans tradition. (12 words)
British jazz began with a tour by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1919. (14 words)
Many of the tunes first composed and recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, such as "Tiger Rag" and "Margie", were recorded by many of the major jazz bands and orchestras of the twentieth century, black and white. (38 words)
The South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club, which presents Dixieland and traditional jazz in a live music format, meets from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, in Redondo Beach. (37 words)
In a 1920s-style Dixieland jazz band, a larger ensemble would be formed by adding a banjo player, woodwind instruments, as with the clarinet, or additional horns (saxophones, trumpets, trombones) to one of the smaller groups. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They then played a history of jazz, starting with a Dixieland quartet performing "Sensation Rag", originally recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1918.
Apple, Cherry, and Oatmeal Pecan pies were the popular accompaniment to the Manhattan Barefoot Dixieland Band Sunday.
Dixieland Delight after Alabama takes a 34-20 lead over Tennessee.
Hudson’s phenomenal routine, featuring “Dixieland Delight,” had the crowd chanting for a 10, interrupting Lee as she was about to begin her beam routine.
The Salty Dogs Jazz Band starts off the festival every year with their Dixieland set.
All three members have extensive musical backgrounds — Benedict, for instance has performed over the years in jazz, Dixieland, top 40 and Christian configurations.
It’s the same turnabout with the shuffling “Dust Under My Rug” and corner-of-the-mouth drawler “Soapbox,” a lightly Dixieland number with Nikki Lane.
Baker was known for everything from Dixieland to blues, fusion, Afrobeat, free jazz, post-punk and more.
Influenced by jug bands, Dixieland music and of course, bluegrass, these soulful bandmates bring a European and exotic feel to old-time American roots music.
Dixieland is a subgenre of jazz music, rooted in New Orleans tradition.
The South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club, which presents Dixieland and traditional jazz in a live music format, meets from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 214 Avenue I, in Redondo Beach.
British jazz began with a tour by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1919.
In 1960 the book, The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, was published.
In a 1920s-style Dixieland jazz band, a larger ensemble would be formed by adding a banjo player, woodwind instruments, as with the clarinet, or additional horns (saxophones, trumpets, trombones) to one of the smaller groups.
In late 1917 the spelling of the band's name was changed to Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Jack Sheedy owned San Francisco-based Coronet Records, which had previously recorded area Dixieland bands.
Laine was known as "the father of white jazz" because of the many top players who passed through his bands (including George Brunies, Sharkey Bonano and the future members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band ).
Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands.
Many of the tunes first composed and recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, such as "Tiger Rag" and "Margie", were recorded by many of the major jazz bands and orchestras of the twentieth century, black and white.
Nick LaRocca's son, Jimmy LaRocca, continues to lead bands under the name The Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Common combinations with dixieland
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: