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Madison

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Noun

1. james madison, madison, president madison

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. capital of wisconsin, madison

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Madison

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noun
a type of cycle relay race
noun
a city in the US, in S central Wisconsin, on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona: the state capital. Pop: 218 432 (2003 est)
noun
James. 1751–1836, US statesman; 4th president of the US (1809–17). He helped to draft the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. His presidency was dominated by the War of 1812

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Madison

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1. 
Dolley(or, incorrectly, Dolly) (born Dorothea Payne) 1768-1849; wife of James
2. 
James1751-1836; 4th president of the U.S. (1809-17)
capital of Wis., in the SC part: pop. 208,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Madison

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The capital of Wisconsin, in the south-central part of the state west of Milwaukee. It was chosen as territorial capital in 1836 and settled the same year. The main branch of the University of Wisconsin (founded 1848) is here.
First lady of the United States (1809-1817) as the wife of President James Madison. She earlier served as White House hostess for the widowed Thomas Jefferson. During the British invasion of Washington, DC (1814), she carried government papers and a portrait of George Washington to safety.
The fourth president of the United States (1809-1817). A member of the Continental Congress (1780-1783) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he strongly supported ratification of the Constitution and was a contributor to The Federalist Papers (1787-1788), which argued for the effectiveness of the proposed constitution. His presidency was marked by the War of 1812.

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