Wisconsin1
Pronunciation: /wɪsˈkɒnsɪn/
Definition of Wisconsin
- a state in the northern US, bordering on Lakes Superior (in the north-west) and Michigan (in the east); population 5,627,967 (est. 2008); capital, Madison. Ceded to Britain by the French in 1763 and acquired by the US in 1783 as part of the former Northwest Territory, it became the 30th state of the US in 1848.
