Milwaukee
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- proper noun
- /mɪlˈwɔːki/
- The largest city in Wisconsin, Milwaukee offers beautiful views of Lake Michigan.
- city of Milwaukee
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, WI
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Watch on YouTubeSo all over Waukesha, parts of Milwaukee, parts of other counties as well.
- So all over Waukesha, parts of Milwaukee, parts of other counties as well.
- And then, you know, full day in Milwaukee, we have a plan.
- And this was in Milwaukee outside of that Pabst Theater.
- I should have asked earlier, You guys moved to Milwaukee for grad school.
- And so Giannis was in Milwaukee until your point.
- Oh yeah, he can just go Miami, Milwaukee or something like that.
- Thanks for calling Kevin in Milwaukee, WI.
- And then the rest of this week I'll be in Indianapolis, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Madison.
- During the RNC convention in Milwaukee, Grinder crashed.
- And then you head into Milwaukee with a huge legal weight just about off your shoulders.
- They had an amazing connection, all right, but now he wants her to move to Milwaukee so they can be together.
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My cousin's a cop in Milwaukee.
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I happen to have enough money to buy her a ticket to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Fiction book (1995) -
And then, you know, full day in Milwaukee, we have a plan.
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I should be in Milwaukee by now.
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Jim has a show right now at the Milwaukee Museum of Art.
Fiction book (2001) -
We're like 50 miles outside of Milwaukee.
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Right now, in fact, I'm on my way to Milwaukee to see the friends up there.
Fiction book (1991) -
Flight 318 to Milwaukee is now boarding at Gate 21.
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Milwaukee defeated the Royals, 4 to 3.
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I am sixteen years old, and I go to Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Academic text (1999)
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Etymology
Milwaukee comes from an old Native American word, probably minwaking or ominowakiing, which meant 'gathering place by the water' or 'good land'. So the name makes sense for a city on Lake Michigan where people met, lived, and worked.