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Ann Arbor

American  
[an ahr-ber] / æn ˈɑr bər /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan.


Ann Arbor British  
/ æn ˈɑːbə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan: seat of the University of Michigan. Pop: 114 498 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ann Arbor Cultural  
  1. City in southern Michigan, near Detroit.


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Location of the University of Michigan.

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The matter in question, of course, is the flabbergasting ending of Saturday’s game between WMU and in-state behemoth Michigan in Ann Arbor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Stevens put up strong numbers in rural parts of the state to supplement her leads in metro Detroit, though that wasn’t quite enough to offset the margins El-Sayed posted in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

One imagines irritated Michigan Wolverines burning checkbooks and disavowing money-market accounts as they drink their spritzes at Ann Arbor tailgates—but inside Columbus, this is like getting to sponsor religion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

At age 17, he hitchhiked for nine hours from Ann Arbor, Mich., to New York City to see Davis at the Village Vanguard.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“See, this person you were asking me about before, that’s an address in Ann Arbor, Michigan,” he said triumphantly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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