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  Michigan

  noun

  a state in the northern central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Lansing. MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
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  michigan

  noun

  the US name for newmarket

Michigan

American  

[mish-i-guhn] / ˈmɪʃ ɪ gən /

noun

1. a state in the northern central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Lansing. MI (for use with zip code), Mich.

2. Lake Michigan, a lake in the northern central United States, between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km).

3. a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players.

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michigan ¹ British  

/ ˈmɪʃɪɡən /

noun

1. the US name for newmarket

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Michigan ² British  

/ ˈmɪʃɪɡən /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Mich.   MI.  a state of the N central US, occupying two peninsulas between Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie: generally low-lying. Capital: Lansing. Pop: 10 079 985 (2003 est). Area: 147 156 sq km (56 817 sq miles)

2. a lake in the N central US between Wisconsin and Michigan: the third largest of the five Great Lakes and the only one wholly in the US; linked with Lake Huron by the Straits of Mackinac. Area: 58 000 sq km (22 400 sq miles)

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Michigan Cultural  

1. State in the northern United States bordered on the north by Lake Superior; on the east by Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Ontario, Canada; on the south by Ohio and Indiana; and on the west by Wisconsin and Lake Michigan. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit.

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Example Sentences

Back home, Pulte’s circle included another Coe disciple, a Michigan business leader named Mike Timmis, who facilitated Fellowship mission work known as Cornerstone Development in Uganda.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The Chicago skyline from the Lake Michigan running path, my favorite Chicago spot for 40 years now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Friday 6/12 The University of Michigan releases its consumer sentiment survey for June.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The firm took on clients in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Ellsberg was just starting ninth grade at a prep school near Detroit, Michigan.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin