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 Wisc
river in Wis., flowing into the Mississippi: 430 mi (692 km)
See Wisconsin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wĭs-kŏnˈsĭn) Abbr. WI or Wis.
A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 30th state in 1848. First settled by the French, the region was ceded to Great Britain in 1763 and became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. Madison is the capital and Milwaukee is the largest city. Population: 5,600,000.
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Wis·conˈsin·iteˌ noun
(wĭs-kŏnˈsĭn)
adjective
Of or relating to the fourth glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in North America.