milwaukee

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the largest city in the US state of Wisconsin, which is a port on Lake Michigan and an important centre of the beer-making industry. City (pop., 2000: 596,974) and lake port, southeastern Wisconsin, U.S. The state's largest city, it is situated on Lake Michigan. Visited by French missionaries and fur traders in the 17th century, it was called Mahn-a-waukee Seepe ("Gathering Place by the River") by local Indians. Although settled in 1800, the town did not develop until the Indians relinquished their claims in 1831-33. Milwaukee was formed in 1839 and incorporated in 1846. It was a centre of German immigration until 1900. It is a major Great Lakes port, shipping especially grain; it also produces electrical machinery. It has several educational institutions, including Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

{i} city in southeast Wisconsin (USA), city bordering on Lake Michigan

largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries

Расстановка переносов

Mil·wau·kee

Турецкое произношение

mîlwôki

Произношение

/məlˈwôkē/ /mɪlˈwɔːkiː/