Meaning of Madison | Babel Free

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1. An English surname originating as a matronymic; (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president of the United States.
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2. A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits.
3. A track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a team mate by means of a touch, which may be a push or a hand-sling.
4. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
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5. The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County.
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6. Alternative spelling of madison.
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7. A form of line dance.
8. A city in Alabama.
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9. A city in Arkansas.
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10. A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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11. A town in Connecticut.
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12. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
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13. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
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14. A city in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois.
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15. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
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16. A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
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17. A town in Maine.
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18. A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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19. A city in Mississippi.
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20. A city in Missouri.
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21. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
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22. A town in New Hampshire.
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23. A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
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24. A town in New York and a village within that town.
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25. A town in North Carolina.
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26. A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
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27. A borough in Pennsylvania.
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28. A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
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29. A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
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30. A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
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31. A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
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32. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
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33. A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
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34. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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35. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
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Examples

“Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.”

“Vanessa likes the ultrapopular Madison as a girl's name, which tells you everything you need to know about her personality.”

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