What does "wisconsin" mean?
A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Wisconsin
/wəˈskɑnsən/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
- Grammar: wisconsin is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: badger state, great lakes state, midwestern, midwestern state.
- Useful contrasts: foreign, generic, national.
- Usage evidence: Many children in Wisconsin play hockey in the winter.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
"In the heart of Wisconsin there was once a small town called Doveland. But then something strange happened. Doveland disappeared in the 1990s. That is right, an entire town with buildings and residents vanished in thin air and left nothing behind."
- 2 A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
- 3 University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Many children in Wisconsin play hockey in the winter."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wisconsin"?
Common synonyms include: badger state, great lakes state, midwestern, midwestern state, north central state, regional descriptor.
How do you use "wisconsin" in a sentence?
Many children in Wisconsin play hockey in the winter.
How do you pronounce "wisconsin"?
Pronounced /wəˈskɑnsən/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Ouisconsin, itself borrowed from an uncertain Native American language. Theories include: * Miami meeskohsinki or Algonquin meskousing, both meaning "it lies red", the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking American Indian groups living in the region at the time of European contact. "Meskousing" is known from maps drawn by the French from the 1670s onwards, it is believed subsequent transcribers mistook the stylized cursive "M" for "OU". * Menominee wēskōhsek (“a good place”), from Wēskōhsek Sēpēw ("the river where it is good to live") * An Ojibwe term, suggestions include miskwasiniig (“red stones”), referring to the red sandstone of the dells of the Wisconsin River; and wiishihkaanhs (“little lodge”), referring to the dwellings of the abundant beavers and muskrats. A researcher for the State of Wisconsin Historical Society concluded in frustration, "I have not found two Indians to agree on the meaning of this word."