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  Madison

  noun

  Dolly or Dolley Dorothea Payne, 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
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  madison

  noun

  a type of cycle relay race

Madison

American  

[mad-uh-suhn] / ˈmæd ə sən /

noun

1. Dolly or Dolley 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.

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Madison ¹ British  

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

1. 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 ² British  

/ ˈmædɪsən /

noun

1. a type of cycle relay race

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Madison ³ British  

/ 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)

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Madison Cultural  

1. Capital of Wisconsin.

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Location of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.

Etymology

Origin of madison

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

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Last season at James Madison, the Dukes led the nation in second-half scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

There are a handful of North American teams open to the investing public such as Madison Square Garden Sports, Atlanta Braves Holdings and Rogers Communications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Madison Square Garden Sports stock—which owns the two teams—has gained 60% this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

For three decades, investigators from the Madison County Sheriff's Office chased leads and interviewed hundreds of people as they attempted to identify the perpetrator.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

In spite of her worries, Mrs. Madison wanted the White House staff to carry on as usual.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

On the track, he won omnium silver at the 2016 Olympics and was a three-time madison world champion.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

On the track, Cavendish won omnium silver at the 2016 Olympics and was a three-time madison world champion.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024

Emma Finucane won two individual bronzes in the women's kieran and the individual sprint, and there were Welsh team members for the medal-winning women's team pursuit, madison and team sprint.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024

Great Britain's Ollie Wood said he felt like he had been "rear-ended by a lorry" after a crash put paid to his and Mark Stewart's chances in the men's Olympic madison.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024

So little was the little bundle, we ventured not to make that little less: john h. peyton to his daughter, susan madison peyton.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various

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