Michigan
[mish-i-guh n]
- a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- Lake, a lake in the N central U.S., between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km).
- a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players.
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Examples from the Web for michigan
Contemporary Examples
Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.
At Michigan, he would be a formidable recruiter, able to evoke the tradition of his former iconic coach, Bo Schembechler.
Michigan supposedly offered 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh a $42 million contract, which would him the highest-paid coach in the NCAA.
Over the past three years, Michigan has had an average price close to $200 on the secondary market.
Michigan hopes that his lack of a statement is a sign of possibility.
Historical Examples
In addition to the interest he had secured in the Erie and Michigan line.
Cleveland Past and PresentMaurice Joblin
Mamma and I are going to Michigan in a few weeks to see my grandma and grandpa.
When the boy was seven the family moved to Port Huron, Michigan.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
Figure 26 is from plants collected in Michigan and photographed by Dr. Fisher.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
In fact, this is now the great danger of the wool-growers of Michigan.
michigan
- the US name for newmarket (def. 2)
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Michigan
- 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)Abbreviation: Mich, (with zip code) MI
- Lake Michigan 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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Word Origin and History for michigan
Michigan
name originally applied to the lake, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) *meshi-gami "big lake." The spelling is French. Organized as a U.S. territory 1805, admitted as a state 1837. A resident might be a Michigander (1848) or a Michiganian (1813).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Michigan
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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