Wisconsin
WordNet
noun
(1) A midwestern state in north central United States
(2) A tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
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Etymology
The word Wisconsin has its origins in 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, probably the word , later corrupted to Ouisconsin by French explorers; compare Ojibwe and .
Proper noun
- A Capital: Madison.
- A river flowing 430 miles from Wisconsin to the Mississippi River.