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Michigan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/
  • /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Meanings

  1. A deke consisting of lifting the puck with the stick and throwing it under the top corner of the goal, while skating behind the net.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Michigans Number=Plur lexicographic
MI Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
M Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic

Translations (4)

fi ilmaveivi (deke) · pl zwód (deke) · pl unik (deke) · sv zorrofint (deke)

wikipedia: Michigan

Michigan en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/
  • /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
  • (US) audio
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Meanings

  1. A state of the United States.
    • On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2024:
    • Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party. 2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025:
    • And that history of persecution is newly relevant after the mass shooting and arson targeting an LDS church in Michigan last Sunday. 2025 October 5, Eric Levenson, “Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025:
  2. A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
  4. Other places in the United States: ▸ A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
  5. Other places in the United States: ▸ A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
  6. Other places in the United States: ▸ A township in Scott County, Kansas.
  7. Other places in the United States: ▸ A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
  8. Other places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
M Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic
MI Abbr=Yes alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

Michigan State · MSU

Deriveds

Michigander · Lake Michigan · Michigan bankroll · Michigan rummy · Michigan basement · Michigan roll · Michigan left · Michigan salad · Michigan City · Michiganer · Michiganian · Michigan holly

Synonyms

UM · UMich · U-M

Translations (51)

eo Miĉigano (state of the United States) · ta மிச்சிகன் (state of the United States) · da Michigan (state of the United States) · fr Michigan (state of the United States) · hy Միչիգան (state of the United States) · otw Mshigamiing (state of the United States) · arz ميشيجان (state of the United States) · it Michigan (state of the United States) · lv Mičigana (state of the United States) · tr Michigan (state of the United States) · tr Mişigan (state of the United States) · am ምሽገን (state of the United States) · km មីឈីហ្គេន (state of the United States) · la Michigania (state of the United States) · uk Мічиґа́н (state of the United States) · gl Míchigan (state of the United States) · sk Michigan (state of the United States) · el Μίσιγκαν (state of the United States) · nl Michigan (state of the United States) · th มิชิแกน (state of the United States) · ja ミシガン (state of the United States) · ru Мичига́н (state of the United States) · cmn 密執安 /密执安 (state of the United States) · fi Michigan (state of the United States) · ug مىچىگان (state of the United States) · it Micigan (state of the United States) · cmn 密歇根 (state of the United States) · nv Míshigin hahoodzo (state of the United States) · oj Mishigamiing (state of the United States) · hi मिशिगन (state of the United States) · co Michigan (state of the United States) · sgs Mėčėgans (state of the United States) · pl Michigan (state of the United States) · ko 미시간 (state of the United States) · cs Michigan (state of the United States) · lt Mičiganas (state of the United States) · he מישיגן (state of the United States) · ml മിഷിഗൺ (state of the United States) · mk Мичиген (state of the United States) · fa میشیگان (state of the United States) · lo ມິຊິແກນ (state of the United States) · yi מישיגאַן (state of the United States) · de Michigan (state of the United States) · ar مِيشِيغَان (state of the United States) · chr ᎻᏏᎦᏂ (state of the United States) · mi Mehekina (state of the United States) · ur مشی گن (state of the United States) · ka მიჩიგანი (state of the United States) · uk Мічига́н (state of the United States) · pt Michigan (state of the United States) · es Míchigan (state of the United States)

wikidata: Q1166 · wikipedia: Michigan · wikidata: Q230492