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Michiganian

American  
[mish-i-gey-nee-uhn, -gan-ee-] / ˌmɪʃ ɪˈgeɪ ni ən, -ˈgæn i- /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Michigan or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a Michigander.

Etymology

Origin of Michiganian

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; Michigan + -ian

Example Sentences

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The Scripps interests became the Scripps-McRae league in 1895, 13 years after Publisher Scripps availed himself of the services of a dynamic young Michiganian named Milton A. McRae, who re tired in another 13 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I was first appointed governor of Indiana Territory, these once powerful tribes were reduced to about thirty warriors, of whom twenty five were Kaskaskias, four Peorians, and a single Michiganian.

From Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk by Drake, Benjamin

When I was first appointed governor of Indiana territory, these once powerful tribes were reduced to about thirty warriors, of whom twenty-five were Kaskaskias, four Peorians, and a single Michiganian.

From Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians by Drake, Benjamin