Dix

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A place name:; A village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States.
  3. 3
    A place name:; A village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States.
  4. 4
    A place name:; A town in Schuyler County, New York, United States, named after John Adams Dix.

Synonyms

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dorothea lynde dix

Example

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"The granddaughter of German painter Otto Dix accused Germany of never really having addressed the issue of works of art seized by the Nazis."

Etymology

From Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Related phrases

Dorothy DixDorothy Dixer

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