[mish-i-guhn] Pronunciation Key | 1. | a state in the N central United States. 9,258,344; 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich. |
| 2. | Lake, a lake in the N central U.S., between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km). |
| 3. | a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players. |
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| Mich·i·gan
(mĭsh'ĭ-gən) Pronunciation Key
A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 26th state in 1837. French explorers first visited the area in 1618, and the French retained nominal control until the end of the French and Indian Wars (1763), when the region passed to Great Britain. It was ceded to the United States in 1783, although the British held some areas until 1796. The Michigan Territory was organized in 1805 with Detroit as its capital. Lansing is the state capital (since 1847) and Detroit the largest city. Population: 10,100,000. Mich'i·gan'der (-gān'dər) adj. & n. |
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| Michigan, Lake
The third largest of the Great Lakes, between Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the only one of the lakes entirely within the United States. Lake Michigan is connected with the Mississippi River by the Illinois Waterway and with Lake Huron through the Straits of Mackinac. The St. Lawrence Seaway links it with the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| michigan | |
noun | |
| 1. | a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region |
| 2. | the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders [syn: Lake Michigan] |
| 3. | 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 his 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 |
Michigan
State in the northern United States bordered on the north by Lake Superior; on the east by Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Ontario, Canada; on the south by Ohio and Indiana; and on the west by Wisconsin and Lake Michigan. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit.
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Michigan Center, MI (CDP, FIPS 53580) Location: 42.22686 N, 84.32254 W
Population (1990): 4863 (1976 housing units)
Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49254
Michigan City, IN (city, FIPS 48798) Location: 41.71255 N, 86.87603 W
Population (1990): 33822 (13995 housing units)
Area: 50.8 sq km (land), 9.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46360
Michigan City, MS Zip code(s): 38647
Michigan City, ND (city, FIPS 52740) Location: 48.02449 N, 98.12038 W
Population (1990): 413 (201 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Lake Michigan Beach, MI (CDP, FIPS 44820) Location: 42.21433 N, 86.38243 W
Population (1990): 1694 (955 housing units)
Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 5.9 sq km (water)
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