Meanings
- A city, the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States, on the Wisconsin River. It was formerly named Grand Rapids until 1920.
Origin
Compound of Wisconsin + rapids.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Wisconsin Rapids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wisconsin%20Rapids
“Wisconsin Rapids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wisconsin%20Rapids. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wisconsin Rapids,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wisconsin%20Rapids.
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