WISCONSIN


Meaning of WISCONSIN in English

— Wisconsinite , n.

/wis kon"seuhn/ , n.

1. a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 4,705,335; 56,154 sq. mi. (145,440 sq. km). Cap.: Madison. Abbr.: WI (for use with zip code), Wis., Wisc.

2. a river flowing SW from N Wisconsin to the Mississippi. 430 mi. (690 km) long.

3. the fourth stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene. Cf. Würm .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .