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Wis·con·sin (wis känsən)

  1. 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

  2. river in Wis., flowing into the Mississippi: 430 mi (692 km)

Etymology: < Fr Ouisconsing, name of the river < an Algonquian language, prob. Ojibwa: meaning unknown

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