Michigan

See also: Míchigan

English

Flag of Michigan

Alternative forms

• MI, M (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/, /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/

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Proper noun

Michigan

2. A state of the United States.
   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 November 2024:

     On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

   • 2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 March 2025:

     Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.

   • 2025 October 5, Eric Levenson, “Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution”, in CNN‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 November 2025:

     And that history of persecution is newly relevant after the mass shooting and arson targeting an LDS church in Michigan last Sunday.

4. A large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
6. Ellipsis of University of Michigan.

   Synonyms: U-M, UM, UMich

   Coordinate terms: Michigan State, MSU (not to be confused)

7. Other places in the United States:
   1. A township in Clinton County, Indiana.
   2. A township in LaPorte County, Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
   3. A township in Scott County, Kansas.
   4. A township in Valley County, Nebraska.
   5. A ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Lake Michigan
• Michigan bankroll
• Michigan basement
• Michigan City
• Michigander
• Michiganer
• Michigan holly
• Michiganian
• Michigan left
• Michigan roll
• Michigan rummy
• Michigan salad

Translations

state of the United States

• Amharic: ምሽገን (məšgän)
• Arabic: مِيشِيغَان f (mišiḡān)

  Egyptian Arabic: ميشيجان f (mišigān)

• Armenian: Միչիգան (Mičʻigan)
• Cherokee: ᎻᏏᎦᏂ (misigani)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 密歇根 (zh) (Mìxiēgēn), 密執安 / 密执安 (Mìzhí'ān)

• Corsican: Michigan m
• Czech: Michigan (cs) m
• Danish: Michigan
• Dutch: Michigan (nl) n
• Esperanto: Miĉigano
• Finnish: Michigan (fi)
• French: Michigan (fr) m
• Galician: Míchigan (gl) m
• Georgian: მიჩიგანი (mičigani)
• German: Michigan (de) n
• Greek: Μίσιγκαν (el) n (Mísigkan)
• Hebrew: מישיגן (he) f (míshigen)
• Hindi: मिशिगन (miśigan)
• Italian: Michigan (it) m, Micigan m
• Japanese: ミシガン (Mishigan)
• Khmer: មីឈីហ្គេន (miichiigein)
• Korean: 미시간 (Misigan)
• Lao: ມິຊິແກນ (mi si kǣn)
• Latin: Michigania f
• Latvian: Mičigana
• Lithuanian: Mičiganas m
• Macedonian: Мичиген m (Mičigen)
• Malayalam: മിഷിഗൺ (miṣigaṇ)
• Māori: Mehekina
• Navajo: Míshigin hahoodzo
• Ojibwe: Mishigamiing
• Ottawa: Mshigamiing
• Persian: میشیگان (fa) (mišigân)
• Polish: Michigan (pl) n
• Portuguese: Michigan (pt) m
• Russian: Мичига́н (ru) m (Mičigán)
• Samogitian: Mėčėgans
• Slovak: Michigan m
• Spanish: Míchigan (es) m
• Tamil: மிச்சிகன் (miccikaṉ)
• 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)

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)
• Polish: unik (pl) m, zwód m
• Swedish: zorrofint c

Further reading

• Michigan on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Michigan on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Category:Michigan on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Proper noun

Michigan (genitive Michigans)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Finnish

Michigan

Etymology

From English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiʃiɡɑn/, [ˈmiʃiɡɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -iʃiɡɑn

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	—
abessive		Michiganitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Michigan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Michiganini — accusative nom. Michiganini — gen. Michiganini genitive Michiganini — partitive Michiganiani — inessive Michiganissani — elative Michiganistani — illative Michiganiini — adessive Michiganillani — ablative Michiganiltani — allative Michiganilleni — essive Michiganinani — translative Michiganikseni — abessive Michiganittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Michiganisi — accusative nom. Michiganisi — gen. Michiganisi genitive Michiganisi — partitive Michiganiasi — inessive Michiganissasi — elative Michiganistasi — illative Michiganiisi — adessive Michiganillasi — ablative Michiganiltasi — allative Michiganillesi — essive Michiganinasi — translative Michiganiksesi — abessive Michiganittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Michiganimme — accusative nom. Michiganimme — gen. Michiganimme genitive Michiganimme — partitive Michiganiamme — inessive Michiganissamme — elative Michiganistamme — illative Michiganiimme — adessive Michiganillamme — ablative Michiganiltamme — allative Michiganillemme — essive Michiganinamme — translative Michiganiksemme — abessive Michiganittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Michiganinne — accusative nom. Michiganinne — gen. Michiganinne genitive Michiganinne — partitive Michiganianne — inessive Michiganissanne — elative Michiganistanne — illative Michiganiinne — adessive Michiganillanne — ablative Michiganiltanne — allative Michiganillenne — essive Michiganinanne — translative Michiganiksenne — abessive Michiganittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Michiganinsa — accusative nom. Michiganinsa — gen. Michiganinsa genitive Michiganinsa — partitive Michiganiaan Michiganiansa — inessive Michiganissaan Michiganissansa — elative Michiganistaan Michiganistansa — illative Michiganiinsa — adessive Michiganillaan Michiganillansa — ablative Michiganiltaan Michiganiltansa — allative Michiganilleen Michiganillensa — essive Michiganinaan Michiganinansa — translative Michiganikseen Michiganiksensa — abessive Michiganittaan Michiganittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• michiganilainen

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Michigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃi.ɡan/
• Rhymes: -itʃiɡan

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʂi.ɡɛn/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -iɡɛn
• Syllabification: Mi‧chi‧gan

Proper noun

Michigan n (indeclinable)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

   pieczęć Michigan ― seal of Michigan

   Nazwa stanu Michigan pochodzi od nazwy jeziora. ― The name of the state of Michigan comes from the name of the lake.

   Z Michigan pochodzą Aretha Franklin i Eminem. ― Aretha Franklin and Eminem are from Michigan.

2. Michigan, Lake Michigan (a large lake in the United States, between the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana)

   Jezioro Michigan stanowi część Drogi Wodnej Świętego Wawrzyńca. ― Lake Michigan is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

Derived terms

adjective

• michigański

Further reading

• “Michigan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐ̃/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/ [ˈmi.ʃi.ɣɐn]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʃi.ɡɐn/

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

See also

states of the United States: estados dos Estados Unidosedit

• Alabama
• Alasca
• Arizona
• Arkansas ~ Arcansas
• Califórnia
• Carolina do Norte
• Carolina do Sul
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Dacota do Norte
• Dacota do Sul
• Delaware
• Flórida
• Geórgia
• Havaí (Brazil) ~ Havai (Portugal)
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas ~ Cansas
• Kentucky
• Luisiana
• Maine
• Maryland ~ Marilândia
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi ~ Mississípi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebrasca
• Nevada
• Nova Hampshire
• Nova Iorque
• Nova Jérsei (Brazil) ~ Nova Jérsia (Portugal)
• Novo México
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pensilvânia
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virgínia
• Virgínia Ocidental
• Washington
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʃiɡen/, [ˈmiʃiɡen]
• Rhymes: -iɡen

Proper noun

Michigan m inan (genitive singular Michiganu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Michigan (a state of the United States)

References

• “Michigan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Proper noun

Michigan m

1. alternative form of Míchigan: Michigan (a state of the United States).
   • 2025 August 3, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Demócratas a favor de Israel intentan distanciarse de Netanyahu para frenar el giro del partido en medio de la crisis en Gaza”, in CNN en Español‎^[5], archived from the original on 8 August 2025:

     Para noviembre, la campaña de Kamala Harris se había visto envuelta en múltiples tensiones al intentar satisfacer a todas las facciones. La desilusión generalizada contribuyó a las derrotas cerradas en Michigan y Pensilvania, ambos estados con grandes poblaciones judías y árabe-estadounidenses, y en otros más.

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