Madison
['mædɪs(ə)n]
Definition
(noun.) capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin.
(noun.) 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836).
Typist: Martha--From WordNet
Examples
- They turned into Madison Avenue and began to stroll northward. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I'm generally so tied down; but I met the Countess Ellen in Madison Square, and she was good enough to let me walk home with her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Oh, thanks, she stammered; and at that moment her eye caught a hansom drifting down Madison Avenue, and she hailed it with a desperate gesture. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Their large solemn house in Madison Avenue was seldom opened, and when they came to town they received in it only their most intimate friends. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She was still half a mile from her destination, and she decided to walk across to Madison Avenue and take the electric car. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The year 1895 saw the first public exhibition of mechanically operated two-wheel vehicles held at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It appeared at the Madison Square Garden in two forms, as a single motorcycle and as a motor tandem. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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