Michigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Etymology

From Ojibwe mishigami, meaning "great lake" (referring to Lake Michigan).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈmɪ.ʃə.ɡən/, SAMPA: /"mI.S@.g@n/

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Proper noun

Michigan

1. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Lansing. Largest city: Detroit.
2. Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes

Derived terms

• MI
• Michigander
• Michiganian

Translations

US state

Arabic: ميشيغان (ar) (mishighaan) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 密歇根 (cmn) (Mìxiēgēn), 密執安 (cmn), 密执安 (cmn) (Mìzhí'ān) Czech: Michigan (cs) m. Esperanto: Miĉigano (eo) Hindi: मिशिगन (hi) (miśigan) Japanese: ミシガン (ja) (Mishigan) Korean: 미시간 (ko) (Misigan)

Macedonian: Мичиген (mk) (Míčigen) m. Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo Ojibwe: Mishigamiing Persian: میشیگان (fa) Russian: Мичиган (ru) (Mičigán) m. Spanish: Míchigan (es) m. Turkish: Michigan (tr) Urdu: مشی گن (ur)

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Michigan

External links

• Michigan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

Michigan (plural Michigans)

Wikipedia

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.

Translations

deke

Finnish: ilmaveivi (fi)

Swedish: zorrofint (sv) c.