English Explanatory Dictionary

Michigan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of the United States.
  2. A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
  3. Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
  4. Other places in the United States:
  5. A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
  6. A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
  7. A township in Scott County, Kansas.
  8. A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
  9. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/ /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ en-us-Michigan-2.ogg En-us-Michigan.ogg

Word forms

Michigan MI M Michigans

Etymology

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

Synonyms

U-M UM UMich

Derived words

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

Translations

Amharic: ምሽገን Arabic: مِيشِيغَان Arabic: ميشيجان Armenian: Միչիգան Cherokee: ᎻᏏᎦᏂ Chinese Mandarin: 密歇根 Chinese Mandarin: 密執安 /密执安 Corsican: Michigan Czech: Michigan Danish: Michigan Dutch: Michigan Esperanto: Miĉigano Finnish: Michigan French: Michigan Galician: Míchigan Georgian: მიჩიგანი German: Michigan Greek: Μίσιγκαν Hebrew: מישיגן Hindi: मिशिगन Italian: Michigan Italian: Micigan Japanese: ミシガン Khmer: មីឈីហ្គេន Korean: 미시간 Lao: ມິຊິແກນ Latin: Michigania Latvian: Mičigana Lithuanian: Mičiganas Macedonian: Мичиген Malayalam: മിഷിഗൺ Māori: Mehekina Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo Ojibwe: Mishigamiing Ottawa: Mshigamiing Persian: میشیگان Polish: Michigan Portuguese: Michigan Russian: Мичига́н Samogitian: Mėčėgans Slovak: Michigan Spanish: Míchigan Tamil: மிச்சிகன்
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