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Michigan

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See also: Míchigan

English

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Map of US highlighting Michigan
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Alternative forms

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  • MI, M (abbreviations)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/, /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Michigan

  1. A state of the United States.
  2. Lake Michigan.
  3. University of Michigan.
  4. Other places in the United States:
    1. A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
    2. A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
    3. A township in Scott County, Kansas.
    4. A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
    5. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district: Washington, D.C.
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Noun

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Michigan (plural Michigans)

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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  1. (ice hockey) 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.

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Further reading

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

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Michigan (genitive Michigans)

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Michigan

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Declension

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Inflection of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Michigan
genitive Michiganin
partitive Michigania
illative Michiganiin
singular plural
nominative Michigan
accusative nom. Michigan
gen. Michiganin
genitive Michiganin
partitive Michigania
inessive Michiganissa
elative Michiganista
illative Michiganiin
adessive Michiganilla
ablative Michiganilta
allative Michiganille
essive Michiganina
translative Michiganiksi
abessive Michiganitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Michiganini
accusative nom. Michiganini
gen. Michiganini
genitive Michiganini
partitive Michiganiani
inessive Michiganissani
elative Michiganistani
illative Michiganiini
adessive Michiganillani
ablative Michiganiltani
allative Michiganilleni
essive Michiganinani
translative Michiganikseni
abessive Michiganittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Michiganisi
accusative nom. Michiganisi
gen. Michiganisi
genitive Michiganisi
partitive Michiganiasi
inessive Michiganissasi
elative Michiganistasi
illative Michiganiisi
adessive Michiganillasi
ablative Michiganiltasi
allative Michiganillesi
essive Michiganinasi
translative Michiganiksesi
abessive Michiganittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Michiganimme
accusative nom. Michiganimme
gen. Michiganimme
genitive Michiganimme
partitive Michiganiamme
inessive Michiganissamme
elative Michiganistamme
illative Michiganiimme
adessive Michiganillamme
ablative Michiganiltamme
allative Michiganillemme
essive Michiganinamme
translative Michiganiksemme
abessive Michiganittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Michiganinne
accusative nom. Michiganinne
gen. Michiganinne
genitive Michiganinne
partitive Michiganianne
inessive Michiganissanne
elative Michiganistanne
illative Michiganiinne
adessive Michiganillanne
ablative Michiganiltanne
allative Michiganillenne
essive Michiganinanne
translative Michiganiksenne
abessive Michiganittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Michiganinsa
accusative nom. Michiganinsa
gen. Michiganinsa
genitive Michiganinsa
partitive Michiganiaan
Michiganiansa
inessive Michiganissaan
Michiganissansa
elative Michiganistaan
Michiganistansa
illative Michiganiinsa
adessive Michiganillaan
Michiganillansa
ablative Michiganiltaan
Michiganiltansa
allative Michiganilleen
Michiganillensa
essive Michiganinaan
Michiganinansa
translative Michiganikseen
Michiganiksensa
abessive Michiganittaan
Michiganittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Michigan m

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Michigan m

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

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  1. ^ Michigan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (great lake)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡɛn
  • Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan

Proper noun

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Michigan n (indeclinable)

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)
  2. Michigan (a lake in the United States)

Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Michigan m

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

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  • Michigan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024