<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(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.</li><li>Also Dixie Land.</li><li>Dixie (def 1).</li></ul>