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. 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 ² British  

/ ˈmɪʃɪɡən /

noun

1. the US name for newmarket

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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

“The main risk is that consumers, who have been supporting the economy despite all other shocks over the past year, will finally be strangled,” said University of Michigan economist Daniil Manaenkov.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

A survey of consumer sentiment hit a record low of 47.6 in April, falling from 53.3 in the prior month, the University of Michigan said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s also reportedly working with Pacific Investment Management Co., better known as Pimco, to finance its $16.3 billion data center project in Saline Township, Michigan.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“We can tell you it’s a tanker, it’s a fishing vessel, it’s a speedboat, it’s a sailing boat,” said Zack Spica, a University of Michigan assistant professor who co-founded Lumetec, which is selling the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They went to Chicago, then to Indiana, where they stopped in Logansport and Peru, then to Montpelier Junction, Ohio, and Adrian, Michigan.

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