Meanings
proper noun
- An unofficial nickname for Wisconsin, a state of the United States.
The first crisis (but not the last) in Wisconsin's bid to become America's Dairyland was known as the filled-cheese crisis.
2011, Edward Janus, “Order, System, Science, and Markets”, in Creating Dairyland: How Caring for Cows Saved Our Soil, Created Our Landscape, Brought Prosperity to Our State, and Still Shapes Our Way of Life in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, →ISBN, part 1
Origin
In reference to Wisconsin historically having the most productive dairy industry in the United States.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
America's Dairyland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/America's%20Dairyland
MLA
“America's Dairyland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/America's%20Dairyland. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “America's Dairyland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/America's%20Dairyland.
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