Milwaukee

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Milwaukee

/mɪlˈwɔː.kiː/ UK
/mɪlˈwɔk.i/ US
/məˈwɔk.i/ [məˈwɒki ~ məˈwɑki]
/məˈwɑ.ki/ [məˈwɑki]
/mɪlˈwɑ.ki/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
/mɪlˈwɒk.i/ Canada, dialectal

Where it comes from

Perhaps from Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning “the good land”.

proper noun Milwaukie

The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Northampton County, North Carolina.
An unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: waukesha, minnesota, chicago, wisconsin, uw, downer, cream city, mke, river city, milwaukee county, milwaukie, madison, west allis, wauwatosa, greenfield, montello

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MLA

"Milwaukee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milwaukee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Milwaukee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/milwaukee

Chicago

"Milwaukee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milwaukee.

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@misc{milwaukee_2026,
  title = {Milwaukee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milwaukee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}