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Dixieland (jazz)

 
/ˈdɪk·siˌlænd (ˈdʒæz)/ n [U]

Definition

a style of traditional jazz with a two-beat rhythm, which began in New Orleans in the 1920s
(Definition of Dixieland (jazz) n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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