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. the US name for newmarket

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Michigan ² 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 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

Despite rising gas prices, a low unemployment rate appeared to be enough to ease immediate concerns, and yet the University of Michigan survey for March, meanwhile, recorded a 6% drop in consumer sentiment.

From MarketWatch

The contract was so big—and promised to be for years to come—that Magna MG 4.30%increase; green up pointing triangle International built a new factory in a Michigan cornfield.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Conference Board’s result was at odds with a University of Michigan survey that showed an appreciable March decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

The automaker will run its heavy-duty truck plant in Michigan six days a week starting in June.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in North Carolina, she will become the first woman to travel to the Moon.

From BBC