Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
- /wəˈskɑnsən/ US
- [wəˈskɑn.sn̩] US
- /wəsˈkɑnsən/ US
- [wəsˈkʰɑn.sn̩] US
- /wɪnˈskɑnsən/ US, informal
- /wɪsˈkɑnsɪn/ US
Where it comes from
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."
proper noun
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. 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.
- A river in the United States that flows from northern Wisconsin into the Mississippi.
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: badger state, wisconsin river, milwaukee, madison, wis, incidents, wisc, wi, wisco, iowa, janesville, minnesota, ohio, michigan, illinois, nebraska
Translations
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name state of the United States of America
| Español | Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위스콘신 Wiseukonsin |
| 日本語 | ウィスコンシン Wisukonshin |
| 中文 | 威斯康星 Wēisīkāngxīng, 威斯康辛 Wēisīkāngxīn |
| हिन्दी | विस्कांसिन viskānsin |
| Português | Wisconsin |
| Français | Ouisconsin, Wisconsin |
| Deutsch | Wisconsin |
| Italiano | Wisconsin |
| Ελληνικά | Ουισκόνσιν Ouiskónsin |
| Русский | Виско́нсин Viskónsin |
| العربية | وِيسْكُنْسِن wiskunsin, وِيسْكُونْسِن wiskunsin, وِيسْكُونْسِين wiskunsin |
| עברית | ויסקונסין wiskonsin |
Talk about this word "Wisconsin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wisconsin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Wisconsin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wisconsin "Wisconsin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wisconsin.Cite this
@misc{wisconsin_2026,
title = {Wisconsin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wisconsin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
