Michigan
See also: Míchigan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Michigan
- A state of the United States.
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN[1]:
- On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
- A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
- Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
- Synonyms: U-M, UM, UMich
- Coordinate terms: Michigan State, MSU (not to be confused)
- Other places in the United States:
- A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
- A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
- A township in Scott County, Kansas.
- A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
- A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Derived terms
Translations
state of the United States
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See also
| 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
Michigan (plural Michigans)
- (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.
Translations
Further reading
- Michigan on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- Michigan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Category:Michigan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan.
Proper noun
Michigan (genitive Michigans)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -iʃiɡɑn
Proper noun
Michigan
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Declension
| Inflection of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| 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. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Michigan m
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃi.ɡan/[1]
- Rhymes: -itʃiɡan
Proper noun
Michigan m
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
References
- ^ Michigan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iɡɛn
- Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan
Proper noun
Michigan n (indeclinable)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
- Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- Michigan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐ̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]
Proper noun
Michigan m
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmiʃiɡen]
Proper noun
Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
References
- “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, 2003–2025