Milwaukee

American  

[mil-waw-kee] / mɪlˈwɔ ki /

noun

1. a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.

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Milwaukee British  

/ mɪlˈwɔːkiː /

noun

1. a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan: the largest city in the state; established as a trading post in the 18th century; an important industrial centre. Pop: 586 941 (2003 est)

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Milwaukee Cultural  

1. Largest city in Wisconsin.

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Known for its breweries.

Other Word Forms

• Milwaukeean
  noun

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Milwaukee

If the Brewers are going to take down the heavily favored Dodgers, their group of Southland products will be key in the National League Championship Series that begins Sunday in Milwaukee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Now come the Milwaukee Brewers, the team that put up baseball’s best record this season, in a rematch of last year’s NLCS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I ask this because of the craziness that happened Saturday night in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series between San Diego and Milwaukee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Milwaukee and Tampa Bay hope 2026 will be different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Standing where they could see her pregnant condition, she told them that she was alone with her three small children, and that my father was away, preaching, in Milwaukee.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey