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

Instead, the Bruins figured it out and remained unbeaten in conference play after beating a fierce competitor in Michigan State 197.425-196.900.

From Los Angeles Times

Already, money has begun to flow to some nuclear projects, including the restart of a reactor in Michigan.

From Barron's

This was helped by a turnaround for several states that went from net losers to gainers, including Ohio, Minnesota and Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is a former chairman of Dow Jones & Co., which publishes the Journal, and president emeritus of Michigan State University.

From The Wall Street Journal

Directionally, the survey diverges from another big independent survey of consumers, published by the University of Michigan, which showed sentiment ticking higher in January as it bounced off near-record lows reached late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal