Wisconsin en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /wəˈskɑnsən/
- /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/ weak vowel distinction
- [wəsˈkʰɑn.sn̩]
- [wəˈskɑn.sn̩]
- /wəsˈkɑnsən/
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- /wɪnˈskɑnsən/ (informal)
Etymology
Borrowed from French Ouisconsin, itself borrowed from an uncertain Native American language. Theories include: * Miami meeskohsinki or Algonquin meskousing, both meaning "it lies red", the name given to the Wisconsin River by one of the Algonquian-speaking American Indian groups living in the region at the time of European contact. "Meskousing" is known from maps drawn by the French from the 1670s onwards, it is believed subsequent transcribers mistook the stylized cursive "M" for "OU". * Menominee wēskōhsek (“a good place”), from Wēskōhsek Sēpēw ("the river where it is good to live") * An Ojibwe term, suggestions include miskwasiniig (“red stones”), referring to the red sandstone of the dells of the Wisconsin River; and wiishihkaanhs (“little lodge”), referring to the dwellings of the abundant beavers and muskrats. A researcher for the State of Wisconsin Historical Society concluded in frustration, "I have not found two Indians to agree on the meaning of this word."
Meanings
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A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
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2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN:In the heart of Wisconsin there was once a small town called Doveland. But then something strange happened. Doveland disappeared in the 1990s. That is right, an entire town with buildings and residents vanished in thin air and left nothing behind.
2023 August 29, Lauren Dillon, “Doveland, Wisconsin: The Town That Wasn’t There”, in Historic Mysteries:
- A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Deriveds
Wisconsinian · Wisconsinite · Sconnie · Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsinesque · Wisconsin Dells · WI
Descendants
Viskonsino · উইসকনসিন · Wisconsin · Wisconsin · Wisconsin · Wiskaansin · วิสคอนซิน · Wisconsin · ウィスコンシン · 위스콘신 · Wisconsin · 威斯康辛 · Wisconsin · 威斯康星 · Wisconsin
Translations (46)
wa Wisconsene (state of the United States of America) · ar وِيسْكُونْسِين (state of the United States of America) · nv Wiskaansin hahoodzo (state of the United States of America) · fi Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · cs Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · ja ウィスコンシン (state of the United States of America) · eo Viskonsino (state of the United States of America) · uk Віско́нсин (state of the United States of America) · bn উইসকনসিন (state of the United States of America) · ar وِيسْكُونْسِن (state of the United States of America) · ko 위스콘신 (state of the United States of America) · km វីស្កុនស៊ីន (state of the United States of America) · he ויסקונסין (state of the United States of America) · ka ვისკონსინი (state of the United States of America) · hi विस्कांसिन (state of the United States of America) · it Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · sk Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · fa ویسکانسین (state of the United States of America) · za Veihswhganghsingh (state of the United States of America) · bg Уиско́нсин (state of the United States of America) · hy Վիսկոնսին (state of the United States of America) · my ဝစ္စကွန်းဆင် (state of the United States of America) · th วิสคอนซิน (state of the United States of America) · de Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · gl Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · ur وسکونسن (state of the United States of America) · ka უისკონსინი (state of the United States of America) · cmn 威斯康星 (state of the United States of America) · mk Виско́нсин (state of the United States of America) · yi וויסקאָנסין (state of the United States of America) · fy Wiskonsin (state of the United States of America) · es Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · da Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · ru Виско́нсин (state of the United States of America) · pt Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · el Ουισκόνσιν (state of the United States of America) · oc Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · oj Wiskonsiwakiing (state of the United States of America) · chr ᏫᏍᎧᏂᏏᏂ (state of the United States of America) · ar وِيسْكُنْسِن (state of the United States of America) · fr Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · cmn 威斯康辛 (state of the United States of America) · pl Wisconsin (state of the United States of America) · oj Wazhashkwadoong (state of the United States of America) · fr Ouisconsin (state of the United States of America) · tr Wisconsin (state of the United States of America)