Madison

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biographical name (1)

Mad·​i·​son ˈma-də-sən 

Dolley 1768–1849 née (Dorothea) Payne; wife of James Madison American socialite

Madison

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biographical name (2)

James 1751–1836 4th president of the U.S. (1809–17)

Madisonian

ˌma-də-ˈsō-nē-ən 

-nyən

adjective

Madison

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geographical name

Mad·​i·​son ˈma-də-sən 

1

river 180 miles (290 kilometers) long in southwestern Montana see three forks

2

city in northern Alabama west of Huntsville population 42,938

3

city in southern Wisconsin population 233,209

Note: Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and site of the main campus of the University of Wisconsin.