Heart of Dixie vs Ala.

Heart of Dixie and Ala. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Heart of Dixie	Yes	No	No	No
Ala.	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Heart of Dixie and Ala. are synonyms defined as:

Heart of Dixie and Ala.: a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Other synonyms of Heart of Dixie include AL, Alabama, Camellia State.

Heart of Dixie (noun)	Ala. (noun)
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War	a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War