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MADISON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
Synonyms:
capital of Wisconsin; Madison
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Meronyms (parts of "Madison"):
University of Wisconsin (a university in Madison, Wisconsin)
Holonyms ("Madison" is a part of...):
Badger State; WI; Wis.; Wisc.; Wisconsin (a midwestern state in north central United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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)
Synonyms:
James Madison; Madison; President Madison
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
