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An English surname originating as a matronymic; (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president of the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Alabama.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Arkansas.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Somerset County, Maine.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Mississippi.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Missouri.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in New York and a village within that town.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in North Carolina.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
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A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
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name
A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
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name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
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noun
A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release).
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Qualifier: usually preceded by definite article
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noun
Alternative spelling of madison.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a team mate by means of a touch, which may be a push or a hand-sling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: cycle racing
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noun
A form of line dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capital of Wisconsin
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Broader terms: state capital
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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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: James Madison, President Madison
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Broader terms: President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
History
Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.
The cycling race is named after the original Madison Square Garden in New York, where the first such events were held. The dance is reportedly named after Madison Avenue, also in New York.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
