HOW TO PRONOUNCE
michigan
/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
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What does michigan mean?
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.
proper noun
- A state of the United States.
- A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
More meanings (6)
proper noun
- Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
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See this word in context.
“You should see the swamps of Michigan where they dump rattlers from the marl-dredgers three and four at a time!”
They had planned that Alexandra was to come to Michigan—a long journey for her—at Christmas time, and spend several weeks with him.
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“Michigan Central depot,” he said, standing up and speaking so low that Carrie could not hear, “as fast as you can go.”
In later life he was manager of the local street railway lines at Port Huron, Michigan, in which he was heavily interested.
An attempt was made to pass a bill through the Legislature of Michigan which would virtually prohibit the practice in the State.