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michigan

/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/

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What does michigan mean?

noun

  1. 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

  1. A state of the United States.
  2. A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
More meanings (6)

proper noun

  1. Ellipsis of University of Michigan.
  2. A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
  3. A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
  4. A township in Scott County, Kansas.
  5. A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
  6. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“You should see the swamps of Michigan where they dump rattlers from the marl-dredgers three and four at a time!”
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
They had planned that Alexandra was to come to Michigan—a long journey for her—at Christmas time, and spend several weeks with him.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
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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.”
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
In later life he was manager of the local street railway lines at Port Huron, Michigan, in which he was heavily interested.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
An attempt was made to pass a bill through the Legislature of Michigan which would virtually prohibit the practice in the State.
John EllisPersonal Experience of a PhysicianProject Gutenberg ebook #6481