Michigan

[ mish-i-guhn ]

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.

michigan

¹

/ ˈmɪʃɪɡən /

noun

1. the US name for newmarket

Michigan

²

/ ˈmɪʃɪɡən /

noun

1. 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) AbbreviationMichwith zip codeMI
2. 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)

Michigan

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 .

Example Sentences

It pained him, he wrote in a newspaper essay, that his oldest daughter had selected the University of Michigan for college because she thought no Florida school was good enough.

From New York Times

The results from Michigan showed a clear lurch towards the Republican Party by Muslim voters in the state, likely the result of the Biden administration’s role in aiding Israel in its war in Gaza.

From BBC

Having dropped all five road games this season, the Huskies have been equally dominant at home, their 5-0 record including victories over nationally ranked Michigan and the football program formerly known as USC.

From Los Angeles Times

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

From Salon

This presents an opportunity for Democrats to regain popularity, particularly in swing states in Arizona, Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin, Silver wrote.

From Salon