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Michigan
//ˈmɪʃəɡɪn// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A state of the United States.
"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."
- 2 A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
- 3 Ellipsis of University of Michigan. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 4 Other places in the United States:; A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
- 5 Other places in the United States:; A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
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- 6 Other places in the United States:; A township in Scott County, Kansas.
- 7 Other places in the United States:; A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
- 8 Other places in the United States:; A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Noun
- 1 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.
- 2 a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.
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