[mad-uh-suh
n] 
| 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. |