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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

geographical name city & port SE Wisconsin on Lake Michigan population 596,974 • Milwaukeean noun

Britannica Concise

City (pop., 1996 est.: 591,000) and lake port, SE Wisconsin. The state's largest city, it is situated on Lake Michigan. Visited by French missionaries and fur traders in the 17th cent., it was called Mahn-a-waukee Seepe ("Gathering Place by the River") by local Indian tribes. 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 center of German immigration until c.1900. It is a major Great Lakes port, shipping especially grain; it also produces electrical machinery. It has several educational institutions, incl. Marquette Univ. and the Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.