Milwaukee
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//mɪlˈwɔː.kiː//
- United States//mɪlˈwɔk.i//
- United States//mɪlˈwɑ.ki//
- //məˈwɔk.i/ [məˈwɒki ~ məˈwɑki]/
- //məˈwɑ.ki/ [məˈwɑki]/
A number of places in the United States. The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
proper noun
- 1
A number of places in the United States. The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali.
There was no location, really — most of the convention took place in a Milwaukee of the mind. […] Instead, the teleconvention kept a few standards (like the Bruce Springsteen–soundtracked montage) and borrowed from a grab bag of other TV formats, from talk show to cable news to reality-TV reunion special.
A GoFundMe page was created by the family and talked about how Sorenson spent her last moments celebrating the beauty of life and how she had a true passion for the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.
- 2
A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Northampton County, North Carolina.
- 3
A number of places in the United States. An unincorporated community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Etymology
Perhaps from Ojibwe ominowakiing (“gathering place (by the water)”), or an Algonquin word meaning “the good land”.
Milwaukee · A number of places in the United States. The largest city in Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County.
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