Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

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Location of the state of Michigan in the United States

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from OjibweCategory:English terms borrowed from Ojibwe#MICHIGANCategory:English terms derived from Ojibwe#MICHIGAN mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

MichiganCategory:English lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:English proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:English uncountable nouns#MICHIGANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  2. A state of the United StatesCategory:en:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
    • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 21 November 2024:
      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.
      Category:English terms with quotations#MICHIGAN
    • 2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 22 March 2025:
      Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.
      Category:English terms with quotations#MICHIGAN
    • 2025 October 5, Eric Levenson, “Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 6 November 2025:
      And that history of persecution is newly relevant after the mass shooting and arson targeting an LDS church in Michigan last Sunday.
      Category:English terms with quotations#MICHIGAN
  4. A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and IndianaCategory:en:Lakes#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
  6. Ellipsis of University of MichiganCategory:English ellipses#MICHIGAN.
    Synonyms: U-M, UM, UMich
    Coordinate terms: Michigan State, MSU (not to be confused)
  7. Other places in the United States:
    1. A township in Clinton County, IndianaCategory:en:Townships#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in Indiana, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
    2. A township in LaPorte County, IndianaCategory:en:Townships#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in Indiana, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN, next to Lake Michigan.
    3. A township in Scott County, KansasCategory:en:Townships#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in Kansas, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
    4. A township in Valley County, NebraskaCategory:en:Townships#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in Nebraska, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
    5. A ghost town in Fayette County, West VirginiaCategory:en:Ghost towns in West Virginia, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Ghost towns in the United States#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in West Virginia, USA#MICHIGANCategory:en:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)
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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)Category:English lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:English nouns#MICHIGANCategory:English countable nouns#MICHIGANCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

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  1. (ice hockeyCategory:en:Ice hockey#MICHIGAN) 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

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Danish terms borrowed from English#MICHIGANCategory:Danish terms derived from English#MICHIGAN Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)Category:Danish lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Danish proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Danish terms spelled with C#MICHIGANCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:da:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:da:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:da:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:da:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi
Michigan

Etymology

From EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#MICHIGANCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#MICHIGAN Michigan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

MichiganCategory:Finnish lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Finnish proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#MICHIGANCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:fi:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:fi:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:fi:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:fi:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

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 —
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 ——
Category:Finnish risti-type nominals#MICHIGANCategory:Finnish uncountable nouns#MICHIGAN

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#MICHIGANCategory:French terms derived from English#MICHIGAN Michigan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michigan mCategory:French lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:French proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:French uncountable nouns#MICHIGANCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:French masculine nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:fr:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:fr:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:fr:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:fr:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#MICHIGANCategory:Italian terms derived from English#MICHIGAN Michigan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michigan mCategory:Italian lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Italian proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Italian masculine nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:it:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:it:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:it:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:it:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

References

  1. ↑ Michigan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Divisions of the United States of America in Italian (layout · text)
Stati: Alabama · Alasca (Alaska) · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Luisiana (Louisiana) · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Carolina Settentrionale · Nord Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Carolina Meridionale · Sud Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · Virginia Occidentale · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Distretto federale: Washington D.C.
Territori: Samoa americane · Guam · Isole Marianne Settentrionali · Porto Rico · Isole minori esterne degli Stati Uniti · Isole Vergini Americane

Polish

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Michigan (stan)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#MICHIGANCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#MICHIGANCategory:Polish terms derived from English#MICHIGAN Michigan, from OjibweCategory:Polish terms derived from Ojibwe#MICHIGAN mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michigan n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Polish proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Polish neuter nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:pl:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:pl:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:pl:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:pl:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN
    pieczęć Michigan ― seal of MichiganCategory:Polish terms with collocations#MICHIGAN
    Nazwa stanu Michigan pochodzi od nazwy jeziora. ― The name of the state of Michigan comes from the name of the lake.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#MICHIGAN
    Z Michigan pochodzą Aretha Franklin i Eminem. ― Aretha Franklin and Eminem are from Michigan.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#MICHIGAN
  2. Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)Category:pl:Lakes#MICHIGANCategory:pl:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN
    Jezioro Michigan stanowi część Drogi Wodnej Świętego Wawrzyńca. ― Lake Michigan is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.Category:Polish terms with usage examples#MICHIGAN

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • “Michigan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michigan mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:pt:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:pt:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:pt:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:pt:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dubCategory:Slovak links with redundant wikilinks#MICHIGAN)Category:Slovak lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Slovak proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Slovak masculine nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Slovak inanimate nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:sk:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:sk:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:sk:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:sk:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN

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, 2003–2026

Spanish

Proper noun

Michigan mCategory:Spanish lemmas#MICHIGANCategory:Spanish proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MICHIGANCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with entries#MICHIGANCategory:Pages with 9 entries#MICHIGAN

  1. alternative form of Míchigan: Michigan (a state of the United States)Category:es:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:es:Michigan, USA#MICHIGANCategory:es:States of the United States#MICHIGANCategory:es:Places in the United States#MICHIGAN.
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