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 city in the US, in S central Wisconsin, on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona: the state capital. Pop: 218 432 (2003 est)

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

madison

³

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

1. a type of cycle relay race

Madison

1. Capital of Wisconsin .

Notes

Location of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Madison¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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