Definition of "Madison"

Madison

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Madisons
1. (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president of the United States.
  Quotations
  Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.
  2011 October 28, Alonzo L. Hamby, “Would Jefferson Make the Cut?”, in The New York Times
2. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  1. The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County.
  2. A city in Alabama.
  3. A city in Arkansas.
  4. A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  5. A town in Connecticut.
  6. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
  7. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
  8. A city in Illinois.
  9. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
  10. A city in Kansas.
  11. A town in Maine.
  12. A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  13. A city in Mississippi.
  14. A city in Missouri.
  15. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
  16. A town in New Hampshire.
  17. A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
  18. A town in New York and a village within that town.
  19. A town in North Carolina.
  20. A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
  21. A borough in Pennsylvania.
  22. A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  23. A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
  24. A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
  25. A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
  26. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
3. A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
noun
plural Madisons
1. A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits.
2. Alternative spelling of madison