Isthmus — An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas. Many canals are built on isthmi where it is particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation. Of note is the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic… … Wikipedia
Isthmus (newspaper) — Isthmus Type Alternative weekly Format Tabloid Owner Isthmus Publishing Company, Inc. Publisher Vincent O Hearn … Wikipedia
Madison (Wisconsin) — Madison Spitzname: Mad Town, Mad City … Deutsch Wikipedia
Madison [1] — Madison (spr. mäddiß n), 1) Hauptstadt des nordamerikan. Staates Wisconsin und der Grafschaft Dane, auf einem Isthmus zwischen den Seen Mendota und Monona, Bahnknotenpunkt, hat ein Kapitol mit der Staatsbibliothek und den Sammlungen und der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Madison, Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Madison nickname = Mad Town or Mad City motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin subdivision type = Municipality subdivision… … Wikipedia
Madison (Wisconsin) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Madison. Madison … Wikipédia en Français
Madison — /mad euh seuhn/, n. 1. Dolly or Dolley /dol ee/, (Dorothea Payne), 1768 1849, wife of James Madison. 2. James, 1751 1836, 4th president of the U.S. 1809 17. 3. a city in and the capital of Wisconsin, in the S part. 170,616. 4. a city in NE New… … Universalium
Isthmus (disambiguation) — An isthmus is a strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land.Isthmus may also refer to:*An anatomically narrow part of an organ. See List of anatomical isthmi * Isthmus is the name of a weekly newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin … Wikipedia
State Street (Madison) — State Street is a pedestrian mall located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, United States, near the Wisconsin State Capitol. The road proper extends from the west corner of land comprising the Capitol (at the corners of Carroll and Mifflin Streets) … Wikipedia
Saint Raphael's Cathedral, Madison, Wisconsin — Saint Raphael s Cathedral is the Cathedral parish for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison. The parish is located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin at 222 West Main Street. In March 2005 the building was heavily damaged in a fire. The parish… … Wikipedia
