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Madison

[ mad-uh-suhn ]

noun

  1. Dol·ly or Dol·ley [dol, -ee], Dorothea Payne, 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
  2. James, 1751–1836, 4th president of the U.S. 1809–17.
  3. a city in and the capital of Wisconsin, in the S part.
  4. a city in NE New Jersey.
  5. a town in S Connecticut.
  6. a city in SE Indiana.
  7. a river in SW Montana and NW Wyoming, flowing N to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers and form the Missouri River. 183 miles (294 km) long.
  8. a dance in which the participants stand side by side in a line while one person, acting as leader, calls out various steps, each letter of the word “Madison” signaling a specific step.


madison

1

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

  1. a type of cycle relay race
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Madison

2

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

  1. MadisonJames17511836MUSPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state James. 1751–1836, US statesman; 4th president of the US (1809–17). He helped to draft the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. His presidency was dominated by the War of 1812
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Madison

3

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

  1. a city in the US, in S central Wisconsin, on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona: the state capital. Pop: 218 432 (2003 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Madison

  1. Capital of Wisconsin .


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Notes

Location of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Madison1

C20: from Madison Square Gardens in New York City, early venue for such races
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Example Sentences

True, this may not be what James Madison had in mind when he was writing the Bill of Rights.

The owner of the original video of the “dead cops” chant told me it was taken on 32nd Street between 5th and Madison avenues.

But I rest my case with this fact: James Madison, Ben Franklin, and George Washington said so.

According to James Madison, there was “a considerable pause.”

As President, the Father of the Constitution James Madison drank a pint a day.

William Hendricks, for some time governor of Indiana, died at Madison, aged 67.

In the same session, James Madison actively participated in a discussion concerning religious liberty and tolerance.

This clause was adopted, and James Madison for the first time attracted state-wide attention to his thinking and philosophy.

James Madison, a most profound student of government, is considered as the most influential member of the convention.

Although the President had to depart shortly afterwards, Dolly Madison stayed there for the duration of the war.

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