Dixie

thumb|upright=1.0|M. E. Garrison's Map of Dixie published in 1909. This version of Dixie only includes states within the Southeastern United States|Southeast, omitting traditionally included states such as [[Texas or Virginia.]]

Dixie, also known as Dixieland or '''Dixie's Land', is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas have shifted over the years), or the extent of the area it covers, most definitions include the U.S. states below the Mason–Dixon line that seceded and comprised the Confederate States of America, almost always including the Deep South. The term became popularized throughout the United States by songs that nostalgically referred to the American South.