Definition of michigan Michigan

/mɪˈʃɪgʌn/ - [mishigun] - Mich•i•gan

We found 8 definitions of michigan from 6 different sources.

What does michigan mean?

WordNet

Noun
michigan - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
		Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI
		the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America
		middle west, midwest, midwestern united states the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
		mackinac bridge a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
		isle royal national park a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
		alpena a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
		ann arbor a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
		detroit, motor city, motown the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
		flint a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
		grand rapids a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
		houghton a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
		jackson a town in south central Michigan
		capital of michigan, lansing capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
		marquette a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
		monroe a town in north central Louisiana
		traverse city a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
		detroit river a short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world
		grand river a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan
		lake saint clair, lake st. clair a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie
		lower peninsula the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
michigan - 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
		Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops
michigan - the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
		Lake Michigan, Michigan

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Wiktionary

michigan (Noun)
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.

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michigan
The 26th state of the United States of America, located in the Midwest.

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michigan
One of the Northern Central States of the United States. It was colonized by the French, near Detroit, in the latter half of the 17th century, but, like other French colonies in America, did not progress rapidly. At the peace of 1763, it came, with the other French possessions in North America, under the dominion of Great Britain, and so remained till the breaking out of the American Revolution, when it passed to the United States. On the expulsion of the French, the celebrated Indian chief Pontiac seized the occasion to rid the country of the hated whites by a general uprising, and simultaneous attacks on all the forts of the English on the lakes. Mackinaw was taken by stratagem, and the garrison mercilessly butchered. Detroit was besieged for some months by Pontiac, with 600 Indians; but it held out till the Indian allies, becoming weary of the siege, retired and left Pontiac no choice but to make peace. The British surrendered Detroit to the United States in 1796. In 1805, Michigan, which up to that period had been a part of the Northwest Territory, was formed into a separate government. In 1812, it became the scene of some stirring events in the war with Great Britain. Lying contiguous to Canada, it was invaded in the very commencement of that struggle, and its capital (Detroit) surrendered August 15, 1812, by Gen. Hull, under circumstances which led to his displacement from his command. Previous to this Fort Mackinaw had been taken by the enemy. In January, 1813, a cruel massacre by the savages of a party of American prisoners took place at Frenchtown, but soon after, Gen. Harrison drove the enemy out of the Territory of Michigan, and removed the seat of war into Canada. Michigan became an independent member of the American Confederacy in 1837. During the civil war, she contributed greatly to the cause of the Union, and sent over 90,000 men to the field.

Wikipedia

Michigan is the 11th largest state in the United States It is made up of two penninsulas (connected by the Mackinac Bridge). It was the 26th state to join the union on January 26, 1837. Michigan was also the first U.S. state to abolish the death penalty.

Economy.

Michigan is noted as the place where many automobiles were made, and it still shows today. 80% of Michigan's economy revolves around the car industry.

Michigan is 20% forest, which makes it very useful to the lumber industry. It also borders four of the Great Lakes, which are some of the largest reservoirs of fresh water in the world. Lake Superior is the largest body of freshwater in the world.

There has been much controversy over whether the state should sell or open pipelines to states with little or no water in the American Southwest, such as Nevada or Arizona. Even though this would greatly increase the economy it has been thought of as a bad ecological move which could possibly destroy the environment of Michigan.

Recreation and weather.

The state experiences four seasons, with the winter being predominant and severe in the north, while the south has more mild, equally long seasons. The northern areas are very popular for skiing in the winter. The National Ski Hall of Fame can be found in Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula.

Due to the large amount of water surrounding the state, boating is very popular in the warmer months. There are more private boats registered in Michigan than in any other state.

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