[mad-uh-suh
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| 1. | Dol⋅ly or Dol⋅ley [dol-ee] , (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. 170,616. |
| 4. | a city in NE New Jersey. 15,357. |
| 5. | a town in S Connecticut. 14,031. |
| 6. | a city in SE Indiana. 12,472. |
| 7. | a river in SW Montana and NW Wyoming, flowing N to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers and form the Missouri River. 183 mi. (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. |
[wis-kon-suhn] | 1. | a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 4,705,335; 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc. |
| 2. | a river flowing SW from N Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 mi. (690 km) long. |
| 3. | the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene. |
| Mad·i·son (mād'ĭ-sən) The capital of Wisconsin, in the south-central part of the state west of Milwaukee. It was chosen as territorial capital in 1836 and settled the same year. The main branch of the University of Wisconsin (founded 1848) is here. Population: 223,000. |
| Madison, Dolley Payne Todd 1768-1849. First Lady of the United States (1809-1817) as the wife of President James Madison. She earlier served as White House hostess for the widowed Thomas Jefferson. During the British invasion of Washington, D.C. (1814), she carried government papers and a portrait of George Washington to safety. |
| Madison, James 1751-1836. The fourth President of the United States (1809-1817). A member of the Continental Congress (1780-1783) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he strongly supported ratification of the Constitution and was a contributor to The Federalist Papers (1787-1788), which argued the effectiveness of the proposed constitution. His presidency was marked by the War of 1812. Mad'i·so'ni·an (-sō'nē-ən) adj. |
Capital of Wisconsin.
Note: Location of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.
State in the north-central United States bordered by Lake Superior and the state of Michigan to the north, Lake Michigan to the east, Illinois to the south, and Iowa and Minnesota to the west. Its capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee.
Note: Known for its dairy products, especially cheese.