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Madison

[mad-uh-suhn]

noun

  1. Dolly or Dolley 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.

  4. a city in NE New Jersey.

  5. a town in S Connecticut.

  6. a city in SE Indiana.

  7. a river in SW Montana and NW Wyoming, flowing N to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers and form the Missouri River. 183 miles (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.



Madison

1

/ ˈæɪə /

noun

  1. a city in the US, in S central Wisconsin, on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona: the state capital. Pop: 218 432 (2003 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Madison

2

/ ˈæɪə /

noun

  1. James. 1751–1836, US statesman; 4th president of the US (1809–17). He helped to draft the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. His presidency was dominated by the War of 1812

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

madison

3

/ ˈæɪə /

noun

  1. a type of cycle relay race

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Madison

  1. Capital of Wisconsin.

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Location of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Madison1

C20: from Madison Square Gardens in New York City, early venue for such races
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German qualifier Tatjana Maria says it is a "dream come true" to reach the Queen's final after she stunned Australian Open champion Madison Keys in straight sets.

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Those results suggest that ordinary citizens, in small groups composed of representative samples, can make sound, fact-based decisions — at the same public-spirited level that James Madison sought to ensure in his design of the U.S.

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We expect competition between the branches, for “ambition to counteract ambition,” as James Madison put it, to ensure one branch doesn’t get too powerful.

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Still, after years of claiming to be nonpolitical, McGraw gave the president a full-throated endorsement at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in 2024 while denouncing diversity initiatives.

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World number two Coco Gauff overcame a scrappy start to beat fellow American Madison Keys and reach the semi-finals of the French Open.

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