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Milwaukee

American  
[mil-waw-kee] / mɪlˈwɔ ki /

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Milwaukee Cultural  
  1. Largest city in Wisconsin.


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Known for its breweries.

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One was published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Ahlhauser took the other six home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

To use as bargaining chips for either a big name like the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or, better yet, to acquire important foundational pieces to retrofit the roster around Luka Doncic?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Milwaukee, the tool maker that is Stanley’s main rival, began to offer them in 2004.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

In 1991, Fuller received national attention when he was named superintendent of the Milwaukee school system, the nation’s seventeenth largest—despite a lack of elementary or secondary teaching experience.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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