Michigan
See also: Míchigan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Michigan
- A state of the United States.
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN[1], 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.
- 2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN[2], 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.
- 2025 October 5, Eric Levenson, “Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution”, in CNN[3], 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.
- A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
- Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
- Synonyms: U-M, UM, UMich
- Coordinate terms: Michigan State, MSU (not to be confused)
- Other places in the United States:
- A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
- A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
- A township in Scott County, Kansas.
- A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
- A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Derived terms
Translations
state of the United States
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See also
| 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)
- (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
Further reading
- Michigan on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
- Michigan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- Category:Michigan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan.
Proper noun
Michigan (genitive Michigans)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -iʃiɡɑn
Proper noun
Michigan
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
Declension
| Inflection of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| 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. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Michigan.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /mi.ʃi.ɡan/, /mi.ʃi.ɡɑ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /mi.ʃi.ɡã/
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Proper noun
Michigan m
- 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
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
References
- ^ Michigan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
| 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
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -iɡɛn
- Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan
Proper noun
Michigan n (indeclinable)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
- pieczęć Michigan ― seal of Michigan
- Nazwa stanu Michigan pochodzi od nazwy jeziora. ― The name of the state of Michigan comes from the name of the lake.
- Z Michigan pochodzą Aretha Franklin i Eminem. ― Aretha Franklin and Eminem are from Michigan.
- Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)
- Jezioro Michigan stanowi część Drogi Wodnej Świętego Wawrzyńca. ― Lake Michigan is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐ̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]
Proper noun
Michigan m
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
See also
- Alabama
- Alasca
- Arizona
- Arkansas ~ Arcansas
- Califórnia
- Carolina do Norte
- Carolina do Sul
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Dacota do Norte
- Dacota do Sul
- Delaware
- Flórida
- Geórgia
- Havaí (Brazil) ~ Havai (Portugal)
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas ~ Cansas
- Kentucky
- Luisiana
- Maine
- Maryland ~ Marilândia
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi ~ Mississípi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebrasca
- Nevada
- Nova Hampshire
- Nova Iorque
- Nova Jérsei (Brazil) ~ Nova Jérsia (Portugal)
- Novo México
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pensilvânia
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virgínia
- Virgínia Ocidental
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miʃiɡen/, [ˈmiʃiɡen]
- Rhymes: -iɡen
Proper noun
Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)
- Michigan (a state of the United States)
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 m
- alternative form of Míchigan: Michigan (a state of the United States).
- 2025 August 3, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Demócratas a favor de Israel intentan distanciarse de Netanyahu para frenar el giro del partido en medio de la crisis en Gaza”, in CNN en Español[5], archived from the original on 8 August 2025:
- Para noviembre, la campaña de Kamala Harris se había visto envuelta en múltiples tensiones al intentar satisfacer a todas las facciones. La desilusión generalizada contribuyó a las derrotas cerradas en Michigan y Pensilvania, ambos estados con grandes poblaciones judías y árabe-estadounidenses, y en otros más.
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