Definitions for madisonˈmæd ə sən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Mad•i•sonˈmæd ə sən(n.)

  1. Dolly or Dolley (Dorothea Payne), 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.

    Category: Biography

  2. James, 1751–1836, 4th president of the U.S. 1809–17.

    Category: Biography

  3. the capital of Wisconsin, in the S part. 197,630.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Madison, James Madison, President Madison(noun)

    4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

  2. Madison, capital of Wisconsin(noun)

    capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin

Wiktionary

  1. Madison(Noun)

    A form of line dance

  2. Madison(ProperNoun)

    The capital city of Wisconsin, USA.

  3. Madison(ProperNoun)

    , transferred from the surname.

  4. Madison(ProperNoun)

    popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.

  5. madison(Noun)

    A two-man track cycling event in which partners take turns to race round the track a number of times, and then must exchange places with a partner by means of a hand sling.

  6. Origin: Named after Madison Square Garden in New York.


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