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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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There’s been talk of where he might go next if he exits, but a return to college will be tricky, as Harbaugh faces penalties from his Ann Arbor sojourn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Summers, who owns an electric bike retailer in Ann Arbor, knew he had to have the car after seeing it this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

They hailed from Arcadia Bluffs, a renowned public course in northern Michigan, and even Michigan State University, normally a fierce rival to the Ann Arbor school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“He had a breach of promise with a hairdresser, a widow, who came to Ann Arbor from St. Louis, Mich.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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