Wisconsin
/wəˈskɑnsən/
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informal/wɪnˈskɑnsən/
Wisconsin proper noun: a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Proper noun
Wisconsin
- 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.2023 August 29, Lauren Dillon, “Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There”, in Historic Mysteries
- On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN
- A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Wisconsin meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
Wisconsin in Hindi
- state of the United States of America
- विस्कांसिन viskānsin
Wisconsin in Urdu
- state of the United States of America
- وسکونسن
Wisconsin in Bengali
- state of the United States of America
- উইসকনসিন uiśoknośin
Wisconsin in Arabic
- state of the United States of America
- وِيسْكُنْسِن wiskunsin, وِيسْكُونْسِن wiskunsin, وِيسْكُونْسِين wiskunsin
More languagesFewer languages
- Wisconsin in Persian
- ویسکانسین
- Wisconsin in Thai
- วิสคอนซิน wís-kɔn-sîn
- Wisconsin in Myanmar
- ဝစ္စကွန်းဆင် wacca.kwan:hcang
Origin of Wisconsin
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."
Words formed from Wisconsin
- Sconnie
- WI
- Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsinesque
- Wisconsinian
- Wisconsinite
- Wisconsin Rapids
Phrases with Wisconsin
Questions about Wisconsin
- What does Wisconsin mean?
- Wisconsin means a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
- What is Wisconsin in Hindi?
- Wisconsin in Hindi is विस्कांसिन (viskānsin). See Wisconsin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Wisconsin?
- Wisconsin is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Wisconsin?
- Wisconsin is pronounced /wəˈskɑnsən/.
Words near Wisconsin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Wisconsin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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