Dixonian
UK/dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/dɪkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
Dixonian adjective: pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat.
Adjective (1)
Dixonian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat.
- This was as true in 1974 when Regan first appeared as it is to police dramas in the twenty-first century. Notwithstanding his abrasive, recusant stance, Regan still stood for many of the core Dixonian values championed twenty years earlier.2003, Frank Leishman, Paul Mason, Policing and the Media: Facts, Fictions and Factions, page 75
- However, 'nuisance or anti-social behaviour' is a source of grave unhappiness to millions. It is also the very thing that the old Dixonian police force was very good at controlling, discouraging and preventing.2003, Peter Hitchens, A Brief History of Crime, page 99
Adjective (2)
Dixonian (not comparable)
- Of, relating to or formulated by Alfred Dixon.
Origin of Dixonian
From Dixon + -ian. From the BBC drama series Dixon of Dock Green.
From Alfred Dixon, English mathematician.
Words that rhyme with Dixonian
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- newtonian
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- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
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- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about Dixonian
- What does Dixonian mean?
- Dixonian means pertaining to a traditional form of local policing, focused on officers walking the beat.
- What part of speech is Dixonian?
- Dixonian is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Dixonian?
- Dixonian is pronounced /dɪkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
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