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- A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 30th state in 1848. Settled by the French in the 1600s, the region was ceded to Great Britain in 1763 and became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. Madison is the capital and Milwaukee is the largest city.
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- proper noun A state of the
United States of America . Capital:Madison . Largest city: Milwaukee. - proper noun A river flowing 430 miles from Wisconsin to the
Mississippi River.
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- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
Etymologies
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Examples
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GOVERNOR JIM DOYLE, WISCONSIN: There's really no part of the southern part of Wisconsin that has been spared.
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JASON RAE, SUPERDELEGATE FROM WISCONSIN: In June of 2004 I ran for a spot in Wisconsin as one of the members of the Democratic National Committee.
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OF WISCONSIN SCHOLAR, AUTHOR OF "WHEN PRAYER FAILS": I believe in referencing some of the matters your other guests have spoken about, I think that it goes back to Chapter 948 in Wisconsin ` s statute governing crimes against children.
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LESTER PINES, ATTORNEY FOR WISCONSIN ELECTION BOARD: I compare the possibility of massive vote fraud in Wisconsin to the same likelihood as alien abduction.
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin (GroundReport) - Dozens of motorists paid a mere 34.9 cents at a Citgo station Monday.
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J.B. VAN HOLLEN, WISCONSIN ATTORNEY GENERAL: ... the attorney general for the state of Wisconsin.
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JIM DOYLE, WISCONSIN: When officials in eight other states matched the genetic marker with the Wisconsin strain we determined that this was a nationwide epidemic with a single source.
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JIM DOYLE (D), WISCONSIN: When officials in eight other states matched the genetic marker with the Wisconsin strain, we determined that this was a nationwide epidemic with a single source.
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JIM DOYLE (D), WISCONSIN: When officials in eight other states matched the genetic marker with the Wisconsin strain, we determined that this was a nationwide epidemic with a single source.
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JIM DOYLE (D), WISCONSIN: People are very concerned in Wisconsin.
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June 29, 2011