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Waukesha

/ˈwɔkɪʃɔ/

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Waukesha proper noun: a city, the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Also the ellipsis of Waukesha County.

Proper noun

Waukesha

  1. A city, the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.
    • The city of Waukesha confirmed the names of five victims as Virginia Sorenson, 79; Leanna Owen, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; Jane Kulich, 52; and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson, Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in...
  2. A town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to the city of the same name.

Also used as

Waukesha is also the ellipsis of Waukesha County.

Origin of Waukesha

See Waukesha's name in Wikipedia.

Words formed from Waukesha

Questions about Waukesha

What does Waukesha mean?
Waukesha means a city, the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.
What part of speech is Waukesha?
Waukesha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Waukesha?
Waukesha is pronounced /ˈwɔkɪʃɔ/.

Words near Waukesha in the dictionary

  1. Waukegan
  2. Waukegan juniper
  3. Waukena
  4. wauker
  5. waukers
  6. Waukesha
  7. Waukesha County
  8. wauking
  9. Waukivory
  10. waukmill
  11. waukmills

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