English Explanatory Dictionary

Milwaukee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in the United States.
  2. The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Northampton County, North Carolina.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/mɪlˈwɔːkiː/ /mɪlˈwɔki/ /məˈwɔːkiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Milwaukee.wav /mɪlˈwɑki/ /mɪlˈwɒki/

Word forms

Milwaukee Milwaukie

Etymology

Perhaps from Potawatomi minwaking, or Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning for “the good land”.

Derived words

Mil Milwaukeean Milwaukee brace Milwaukee County Milwaukee goiter Milwaukee protocol Milwaukee Road Milwaukee shoulder syndrome Milwaukie
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