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Wisconsin in British English
(wɪsˈkɒnsɪn)
noun
1.
a state of the N central US, on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan: consists of an undulating plain, with uplands in the north and west; over 168 m (550 ft) above sea level along the shore of Lake Michigan. Capital: Madison. Pop: 5 472 299 (2003 est). Area: 141 061 sq km (54 464 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Wis., Wis or (with zip code) WI2.
a river in central and SW Wisconsin, flowing south and west to the Mississippi. Length: 692 km (430 miles)
Wisconsin in American English
(wɪsˈkɑnsən)
1.
Midwestern state of the NC U.S.: admitted, 1848; 54,310 sq mi (140,663 sq km); pop. 5,364,000; cap. Madison
abbrev. WI, Wis, or Wisc2.
river in Wis., flowing into the Mississippi: 430 mi (692 km)
Word origin
< Fr Ouisconsing, name of the river < an Algonquian language, prob. Ojibwa: meaning unknownImage ofWisconsin
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