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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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London's Wembley Stadium and New York's Madison Square Garden were the frontrunners to stage the fight, but both presented issues before Cardiff emerged as an alternative.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The actor is starring alongside the Oscar-winning Mikey Madison in "The Social Reckoning," the drama directed and written by Aaron Sorkin that delves into the inner workings of Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Credit is a little bit choppy,” said Mike Sanders, head of fixed income at Madison Investments, on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

The accompanying wall text includes a line from one of Jefferson’s letters to James Madison, of 1785.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"But I still can't tell," Madison said, shaking her head.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

Also in Ballerup on Saturday, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant took silver and bronze respectively in the women's 500m time trial, while Katie Archibald and Neah Evans won bronze in the women's madison.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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

Watch as Great Britain's Elinor Barker and Neah Evans claim silver in the women's madison, as Italy take the gold at Paris 2024.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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