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My father ran a saloon in Kenosha, Wis., which is just about as rough a living as I can think of. It was brutal; it scared the hell out of me. I was so petrified all the while I was a child, I didn't know what I was doing half the time.
Don Ameche

Meaning of "Wis." in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES WIS. MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin i/wɪsˈkɒnsən/ is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state comprises 72 counties. Wisconsin's geography is diverse, with the Northern Highland and Western Upland along with a part of the Central Plain occupying the western part of the state and lowlands stretching to the shore of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is second to Michigan in the length of its Great Lakes coastline. Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland" because it is one of the nation's leading dairy producers, particularly famous for cheese. Manufacturing and tourism are also major contributors to the state's economy.

Definition of Wis. in the English dictionary

The definition of Wis. in the dictionary is Wisconsin.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIS.

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Wisdom of Solomon
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Translator English - Chinese

威斯康星州。
1,325 millions of speakers

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نظام معلومات المنظمة.
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Висконсин .
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বিশ্বাস করা।
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Translator English - Japanese

ウィスコンシン州。
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위스콘신 .
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விஸ்.
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Wisconsin.
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Вісконсін .
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Don Ameche
My father ran a saloon in Kenosha, Wis., which is just about as rough a living as I can think of. It was brutal; it scared the hell out of me. I was so petrified all the while I was a child, I didn't know what I was doing half the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIS.»

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State of Wisconsin Blue Book
WISCONSIN NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS — Continued Issued Bimonthly ... Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Oct.-May Bimonthly ... Monthly Monthly Quarterly ... Bimonthly ... Quarterly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly ...
‎1960
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Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present
A survey of open water waterfowl hunting in Wisconsin in 1967. Res. Rep. No. 35 , Wis. Dep. Nat. Resour., 12 pp. March, J. R., and R. A. Hunt. 1978. Mallard population and harvest dynamics in Wisconsin. Tech. Bull. 106, Wis. Dep. Nat.
Samuel D. Robbins, 1991
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The State of Wisconsin Blue Book
Dodgeville 53533 (608) 935-2098 Arabian Horse Assn., Wis. Dean Meier. Pres. W305 S54407 Brookhill Rd., Waukesha 53188 (262) 968-2867 Arborist Assn., Wis. Jesse Ziemienski, Pres. 14290 W. Mcadowshire Dr., New Berlin 53151 Arc ...
‎2003
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Report of the Wisconsin Legislative Council
Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. with one-half pay at age 70, after 20 years' service, passed both houses. It was vetoed by Governor Davidson on the grounds that it was “against the public policy at this time.”"' Proponents ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council, 1950
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Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954
BASIC DATA RELATING TO WISCONSIN'S GOVERNORS Name Birthplace Date of Birth Term as Governor Began Ended Death Burial Place PP" Nelson Dewey Leonard J. Far-well Wm. Augustus Barstow Arthur McArthur Coles Bashford ...
‎1954
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Journal of Proceedings of the ... Annual Session of the ...
Improvement Association, Madge, Wis.—waterpowers; Feb. 23, 1915—session, 1915. C. W. French, 511 Pabst building, Milwaukee, Wis.— Surety Underwriters'_ Association of Milwaukee, Wis.—all legislation affecting surety bond companies;  ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate, 1915
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Wisconsin Statutes. 1919
Madison, 62 Wis. 137, 153, 22 N. W. 141, 583. Where the cause is tried by jury and there is no question involving the weight and sufficiency of evidence there is no necessity for printing the evidence in extenso. In such rases a brief statement  ...
Wisconsin, Lyman Junius Nash, Arthur Frederick Belitz, 1919
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Annotated Statutes of Wisconsin: Containing the General Laws ...
Parties. Whether assignees are necessary parties in an act-ion to annul certificates: Kingsley 1:. Supervisors, 49 VVis., 649. The holders of tax certificates are necessary parties in such suits: Crites v. Fond du Lac, 67 Wis., 236. Revenue stamp.
Wisconsin, Arthur Loomis Sanborn, John R. Berryman, 1889
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Supply responses in milk production in Dodge and Barron ...
21 : 479- 488. (5) Ebling, Walter H., Bormuth, W. D., and Graham, F. J. 1938. Wisconsin agricultural statistics. Wis. Dept. Agr. and Markets Bui. 188, 101 pp., illus. (6) — Bormuth, W. D., and Graham, F. J. 1939. Wisconsin dairying. Wis. Dept.
Raymond Peter Christensen, Ronald Lester Mighell, 1941
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lakes —Wisconsin (Continued) Long Lake (Washbum County, Wis.) Lost Lake ( Vilas County, Wis.) Lost Land Lake (Wis.) Madeline Lake (Wis.) Mary, Lake ( Kenosha County, Wis.) McKenzie Lake (Burnett County and Washbum County, Wis.) ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006

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