Wisconsin
a state in the northern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviations: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
a river flowing southwest from northern Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 miles (690 km) long.
the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.: Compare Würm.
Other words from Wisconsin
- Wis·con·sin·ite, noun
Words Nearby Wisconsin
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How to use Wisconsin in a sentence
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
It’s cool because Trenchmouth opened for Green Day in the early ‘90s in Wisconsin.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTNow Wisconsin is considering making it mandatory for parents who adopt overseas to have their children “re-adopted” in the state.
That action ignited protests that rocked Wisconsin and spurred a recall—only the second recall of a governor in U.S. history.
The Next Phase of the Koch Brothers’ War on Unions | Carl Deal and Tia Lessin | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCase in point: when Loertscher was brought to court in Wisconsin, her 14-week-old fetus was granted a lawyer, but she was not.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences | Emily Shire | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I will give a stone from either Wisconsin, Illinois, or Colorado for one from any other locality.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousBy David's invitation the Wisconsin boys slept that night on the bedstead in the tent.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonMost of them were from the North, Vermont and Wisconsin leading.
Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationBut in spite of the command, The legislature shall pass laws for these courts, no such law was ever passed in Wisconsin.
The Scandinavian Element in the United States | Kendric Charles BabcockIn 1867 the Wisconsin legislature suggested a committee who should report upon the destruction of Wisconsin's forests.
Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai Boerker
British Dictionary definitions for Wisconsin
/ (wɪsˈkɒnsɪn) /
a state of the N central US, on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan: consists of an undulating plain, with uplands in the north and west; over 168 m (550 ft) above sea level along the shore of Lake Michigan. Capital: Madison. Pop: 5 472 299 (2003 est). Area: 141 061 sq km (54 464 sq miles): Abbreviation: Wis., Wis, (with zip code) WI
a river in central and SW Wisconsin, flowing south and west to the Mississippi. Length: 692 km (430 miles)
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Cultural definitions for Wisconsin
State in the north-central United States bordered by Lake Superior and the state of Michigan to the north, Lake Michigan to the east, Illinois to the south, and Iowa and Minnesota to the west. Its capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee.
Notes for Wisconsin
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