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A male given name, transferred from the surname

A surname

A form of line dance

A female given name popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash

Alternative spelling of madison

The capital city of Wisconsin, USA

A two-man track cycling event in which partners take turns to race round the track a number of times, and then must exchange places with a partner by means of a hand sling

An English surname

popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash

First Lady of the United States (1809-1817) as the wife of President James Madison. She earlier served as White House hostess for the widowed Thomas Jefferson. During the British invasion of Washington, D.C. (1814), she carried government papers and a portrait of George Washington to safety. the capital city of the US state of Wisconsin. City (pop., 2000: 208,054), capital of Wisconsin, U.S. It is located in the south-central part of the state, on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona. Founded in 1836 and named for James Madison, it became the capital of Wisconsin Territory the same year. It was incorporated as a village in 1846 and as a city in 1856. Steady development followed the 1854 arrival of the railroad. Noted for its parks and wooded lakeshore, it is the commercial centre of an agricultural region. Educational and governmental services are economically important; it is the seat of the University of Wisconsin's main campus. Madison James Marbury v. Madison Terman Lewis Madison

{i} family name; male first name; capital of Wisconsin (USA); river in southwest Montana (USA); James Madison (1751-1836), 4th president of the United States; name of a number of cities in the United States; relay event in track cycling

capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

A track race of a specific duration in time, ranging from six hours to six days, for teams of two or three riders The winner is the team covering the greatest distance in the specified time Only one rider from each team is on the track at any given time A rider goes as fast as possible for one or two laps, then leaves the track and is replaced by another member of the team A unique feature of the Madison is that the rider who leaves the track hurls the teammate into the race by using a special handle in the rear pocket of the teammate's racing shorts The event is named for Madison Square Garden, where six-day bicycle races originated

The Madison traces its beginning to the 6 Day Races in Madison Square Garden At the turn of the century bike racing was the biggest spectator sport in the country Riders would pair up for these endurance events in tag team bike racing, of sorts Today the Madison is generally run with 2 person teams in a Points Race format One rider races for points and laps while the relief rider rolls around the track above the stayer's line (blue line) until called upon to relieve the racing rider The strategies are similar to points racing, but the racing requires a rare combination of speed, endurance, teamwork, and tactics, making it a racer and crowd favorite

A type of track race, often running six days continuously Teams of riders would take turns riding and resting Each team would have a small stick, carried in the back pocket As one rider would relieve another, the stick would be passed from one to the other in a distinctive maneuver designed to transfer as much momentum as possible from the retiring rider to his relief This style of racing was most associated with New York's Madison Square Garden, hence the name

capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

A labret piercing at the side of the upper lip Also called a Chrome Crawford -->

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Madison Avenue

This industry, whatever location

Madison Avenue

An avenue in Manhattan, New York, known as the center of the American advertising industry

Madison Avenue

Of, relating to, or working in the American advertising industry. a street in New York City that is famous as the centre of the advertising business. Its name is sometimes used to mean the US advertising business in general

Madison River

A river of southwest Montana flowing about 294 km (183 mi) generally northward to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers and form the Missouri River

Madison Square Garden

{i} large sports and entertainment complex in Manhattan (in the city of New York, USA)

Madison Square Garden

a place in New York City where concerts or sports events, especially boxing matches, are held, which very large crowds of people attend

Madison Square Park

a small park in New York City between Madison Avenue, Broadway, and 23rd Street

Marbury v. Madison

(1803) First decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review. In 1801 newly elected Pres. Thomas Jefferson ordered Secretary of State James Madison to withhold from William Marbury the commission of his appointment by former Pres. John Adams as justice of the peace in the District of Columbia. Marbury then requested that the Supreme Court compel Madison to deliver his commission. In denying his request, the court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the section of the Judiciary Act passed by Congress in 1789 that authorized the Court to issue such a writ was unconstitutional and thus invalid. Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Court, declared that the Constitution must always take precedence in any conflict between it and a law passed by Congress

James Madison

the President of the US from 1809 to 1817. He is sometimes called the "Father of the Constitution" because of his work at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He also helped to write the Bill of Rights. He started the War of 1812 against Great Britain, and it was called "Mr Madison's War" (1751-1836). born March 16, 1751, Port Conway, Va. died June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Va., U.S. Fourth president of the U.S. (1809-17). After graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), he served in the Virginia state legislature (1776-80, 1784-86). At the Constitutional Convention (1787), his Virginia, or large-state, Plan furnished the Constitution's basic framework and guiding principles, earning him the title "father of the Constitution." To promote its ratification, he collaborated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay on the Federalist papers, a series of articles on the Constitution and republican government published in newspapers in 1787-88 (Madison wrote 29 of the 85 articles). In the U.S. House of Representatives (1789-97), he sponsored the Bill of Rights. He split with Hamilton over the existence of an implied congressional power to create a national bank; Madison denied such a power, though later, as president, he requested a national bank from Congress. In protest of the Alien and Sedition Acts, he drafted one of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions in 1798 (Thomas Jefferson drafted the other). From 1801 to 1809 he was Jefferson's secretary of state. Elected president in 1808, he immediately faced the problem of British interference with neutral U.S. merchant vessels, which Jefferson's Embargo Act (1807) had failed to discourage. Believing that Britain was bent on permanent suppression of American commerce, Madison proclaimed nonintercourse with Britain in 1810 and signed a declaration of war in 1812. During the ensuing War of 1812 (1812-14), Madison and his family were forced to flee Washington, D.C., as advancing British troops burned the executive mansion and other public buildings. During Madison's second term (1813-17) the second Bank of the United States was chartered and the first U.S. protective tariff was imposed. He retired to his Virginia estate, Montpelier, with his wife, Dolley (1768-1849), whose political acumen he had long prized. He participated in Jefferson's creation of the University of Virginia, later serving as its rector (1826-36), and produced numerous articles and letters on political topics

James Madison

(1751-1836) American statesman, participant in the Constitutional Convention (1787), 4th president of the United States (1809-1817)

James Madison University

public university located in Harrisonburg (Virginia, USA)

Lewis Madison Terman

born Jan. 15, 1877, Johnson county, Ind., U.S. died Dec. 21, 1956, Palo Alto, Calif. U.S. psychologist. After joining the faculty of Stanford University in 1910, he revised the Binet-Simon intelligence scale and published the Stanford-Binet IQ test (1916), which soon was widely adopted in the U.S. During World War I he developed group intelligence testing for the U.S. Army, and in 1921 he launched a long-term program for the study of gifted children. He wrote The Measurement of Intelligence (1916) and coauthored Genetic Studies of Genius (5 vol., 1926-59)

Hyphenation

Mad·i·son

Turkish pronunciation

mädısın

Pronunciation

/ˈmadəsən/ /ˈmædəsən/

Etymology

() A matronymic surname "son of Madde", which is a medieval diminutive of Maud or Magdalene.