Wisconsin

[wis-kon-suhn]

noun

1. a state in the northern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Madison. WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.

2. a river flowing southwest from northern Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 miles (690 km) long.

3. the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.

Wisconsin

/ wɪsˈkɒnsɪn /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Wis..  Wis.  WI. a state of the N central US, on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan: consists of an undulating plain, with uplands in the north and west; over 168 m (550 ft) above sea level along the shore of Lake Michigan. Capital: Madison. Pop: 5 472 299 (2003 est). Area: 141 061 sq km (54 464 sq miles)

2. a river in central and SW Wisconsin, flowing south and west to the Mississippi. Length: 692 km (430 miles)

Wisconsin

1. 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.

Known for its dairy products, especially cheese.

Other Word Forms

• Wisconsinite noun

Example Sentences

Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin all have firewalled internet options for students on a separate network that keeps the prison’s network safe and still gets students access to educationally relevant websites.

From Los Angeles Times

California could lose four seats and New York might lose two, while Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois and Wisconsin could each lose one.

From Salon

House Republican from Wisconsin quietly removed pro-life positions from the issues page of his campaign website earlier this summer, as the nation approached the third anniversary of the 2022 overturning of Roe v.

From Salon

Aimee Betro, from West Allis in Wisconsin, was hired as a killer as part of a plot to attack a British family in Birmingham in 2019, before going on the run for nearly five years.

From BBC

“I actually had some some friends in the stands that flew out from Wisconsin, and they tracked down the ball for me,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times