- a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Capital: Madison. Abbreviation: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.
- a river flowing SW from N Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 miles (690 km) long.
- the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.
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Contemporary Examples of wisconsin
Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers
July 27, 2016
It’s cool because Trenchmouth opened for Green Day in the early ‘90s in Wisconsin.Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness
January 7, 2015
Now Wisconsin is considering making it mandatory for parents who adopt overseas to have their children “re-adopted” in the state.Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking
December 30, 2014
That action ignited protests that rocked Wisconsin and spurred a recall—only the second recall of a governor in U.S. history.The Next Phase of the Koch Brothers’ War on Unions
Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
December 22, 2014
Case in point: when Loertscher was brought to court in Wisconsin, her 14-week-old fetus was granted a lawyer, but she was not.States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences
December 12, 2014
Historical Examples of wisconsin
Mr. Martin then went to Detroit, where he worked a year on the steamboat Wisconsin.Cleveland Past and Present
In Wisconsin and Minnesota family clubs have been most successful.The Farmer and His Community
River-swamps in southern Indiana to Wisconsin, and southward.Trees of the Northern United States
Austin C. Apgar
I have just returned home from Maiden Rock, a little town in Wisconsin.
Of all the States, Wisconsin has been most deeply influenced by the Germans.The Frontier in American History
Frederick Jackson Turner
- 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)Abbreviation: Wis., Wis, (with zip code) WI
- a river in central and SW Wisconsin, flowing south and west to the Mississippi. Length: 692 km (430 miles)
organized as a U.S. territory 1836; admitted as a state 1848. originally applied to the Wisconsin River; a native name of unknown origin. Early spellings include Mescousing and Wishkonsing.