Michigan

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/

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (US)

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Proper noun

Michigan

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

Derived terms

• Michigan bankroll
• Michigan basement
• Michigander
• Michiganer
• Michigan holly
• Michiganian
• Michigan roll

Translations

US state

Arabic: مِيشِيغَان‎ m (mišiḡān) Egyptian Arabic: ميشيجان‎ f (mišigān) Armenian: Միչիգան (Mičʿigan) Chinese: Mandarin: 密歇根 (zh) (Mìxiēgēn), 密執安／密执安 (Mìzhí'ān) Corsican: Michigan m Czech: Michigan (cs) m Danish: Michigan Esperanto: Miĉigano Finnish: Michigan (fi) Galician: Michigan (gl) m Georgian: მიჩიგანი (mičigani) German: Michigan (de) Greek: Μίσιγκαν (el) n (Mísigkan) Hindi: मिशिगन (miśigan) Hebrew: מישיגן‎ (he) f (míshigen) Italian: Michigan (it) m Japanese: ミシガン (Mishigan) Khmer: មីឈីហ្គេន (miichiigein) Korean: 미시간 (Misigan) Latvian: Mičigana Lithuanian: Mičiganas m Macedonian: Мичиген m (Mičigen) Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo Ojibwe: Mishigamiing Ottawa: Mshigamiing Persian: میشیگان‎ (fa) (mišigân) Polish: Michigan (pl) n Portuguese: Michigan (pt) m, Míchigan m Russian: Мичига́н (ru) m (Mičigán) Samogitian: Mėčėgans Slovak: Michigan m Spanish: Míchigan (es) m Thai: มิชิแกน (mí-chí-gɛɛn) Turkish: Michigan, Mişigan Ukrainian: Мічига́н m (Mičyhán), Мічиґа́н m (Mičygán) Urdu: مشی گن‎ (miśīgan) Uyghur: مىچىگان‎ (michigan) Yiddish: מישיגאַן‎ (mishigan)

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.

Translations

deke

Finnish: ilmaveivi (fi) Swedish: zorrofint c

Further reading

• Michigan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

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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

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French

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio

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Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

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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)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan, from Ojibwe mishigami (“great lake”)/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/

• Audio

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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

• michigański

 

Further reading

• Michigan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Michigan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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)

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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