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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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Following their split, Madison and Pasquale and moved into separate homes in both L.A. and Las Vegas.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

In a similar deal, Aon bought NFP, a middle-market property and casualty insurance broker, for about $13 billion in cash and stock from Madison Dearborn and HPS Investment Partners in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

His daughter, Madison, oversees marketing for Nvidia’s physical AI division while his son, Spencer, is a director of product management.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Harry Styles added his voice to the deluge of tributes for Parton, saying at his Madison Square Garden show she was "inspiration to his career".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

One was of Madison carrying an orange duffel bag.

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

Other Paris medallists named alongside Archibald for the women's endurance events are Neah Evans, who won madison silver, and Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jess Roberts, who took team pursuit bronze.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024

Women's madison silver medallist Neah Evans will also return to the boards on Sunday in the omnium, where riders contest four events - the scratch, tempo, elimination and points races.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024

Evans' silver in the madison also means every member of the British track squad has won a medal in Paris.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024

J. L. P. from wm. madison peyton to mrs. john h. 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