Michigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈmɪ.ʃə.ɡən/, X-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