Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

Map of US highlighting Michigan

Alternative forms

  • MI, M (abbreviations)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishigami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (great lake), referring to Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
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Proper noun

Michigan

  1. A state of the United States.
  2. Lake Michigan.
  3. University of Michigan.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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

Michigan (plural Michigans)

  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


Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑn]

Proper noun

Michigan

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Declension

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
instructive
abessive Michiganitta
comitative
Possessive forms of Michigan (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Michiganini Michiganimme
2nd person Michiganisi Michiganinne
3rd person Michiganinsa

French

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (France) /mi.ʃi.ɡan/, (Quebec) /mi.ʃi.ɡɑ̃/
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Proper noun

Michigan m

  1. 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

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

  1. 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/
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  • Rhymes: -iɡɛn
  • Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan

Proper noun

Michigan n (indeclinable)

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

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • Michigan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • 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

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmiʃiɡen]

Proper noun

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

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

  • Michigan in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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