English Explanatory Dictionary

Wolverine State

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Michigan: a state of the United States.

Word forms

Wolverine State the Wolverine State

Etymology

Michigan has a long-standing association with the wolverine: for example, many Detroiters volunteered to fight during the American Civil War and George Armstrong Custer, who led the Michigan Brigade, called them the "Wolverines". Perhaps originally from a local trade in wolverine fur, or perhaps suggesting a vicious temper.

Related words

Great Lakes State
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