1. 
[syn: Appleton, Edward Appleton, Sir Edward Victor Appleton]
2.  a town in eastern Wisconsin; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Appleton
    n 1: English physicist remembered for his studies of the
         ionosphere (1892-1966) [syn: Appleton, Edward Appleton,
         Sir Edward Victor Appleton]
    2: a town in eastern Wisconsin
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Appleton, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    2871
   Housing Units (2000): 860
   Land area (2000):     1.990654 sq. miles (5.155771 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.066836 sq. miles (0.173104 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.057490 sq. miles (5.328875 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            01864
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             45.201395 N, 96.019838 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56208
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Appleton, MN
    Appleton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Appleton, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    70087
   Housing Units (2000): 27736
   Land area (2000):     20.884847 sq. miles (54.091502 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.474067 sq. miles (1.227828 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    21.358914 sq. miles (55.319330 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            02375
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             44.265536 N, 88.401655 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     54911 54914 54915
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Appleton, WI
    Appleton