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Michigan
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Míchigan
English
thumb|240px|Flag of Michigan
region Q1166 en Location of the state of Michigan in the United States
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Alternative forms
en MI#Proper noun M#Proper noun abbreviations
Etymology
en oj mishi-gami / oj ᒥᔑᑲᒥ giant lake, referring to Lake Michigan.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/ /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
en en-us-Michigan-2.ogg US
en En-us-Michigan.ogg US
Proper noun
en Q1166en state c/USA.
en Edward-Isaac Dovere Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 2024-02-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20241121045424/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html
en Alison Main Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/19/politics/slotkin-democrats-action-activist-aoc 2025-03-19 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250322090805/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/19/politics/slotkin-democrats-action-activist-aoc
en Eric Levenson Attack on LDS Church harkens back to its early history of religious persecution w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/us/lds-church-attack-religious-persecution 2025-10-05 And that history of persecution is newly relevant after the mass shooting and arson targeting an LDS church in Michigan last Sunday. https://web.archive.org/web/20251106134615/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/us/lds-church-attack-religious-persecution
en Q1169en large lake in the c/US between the states of s/Michigan,Wisconsin,Illinois,Indiana + Lake +.
en Q230492 en w:University of Michigan.
en U-M<id:Q230492> UM<id:Q230492> UMich<id:Q230492>
en Michigan State<id:Q270222> MSU<id:Q270222><qq:not to be confused>
Other places in the United States:
en twp co/Clinton County s/Indiana.
en twp co/LaPorte County s/Indiana, next to Lake Michigan.
en twp co/Scott County s/Kansas.
en twp co/Valley County s/Nebraska.
en ghost town co/Fayette County s/West Virginia.
Derived terms
en Lake Michigan Michiana Michigana Michiganite Michigan bankroll Michigan basement Michigan City Michigander Michiganer Michigan holly Michiganian Michigan left Michigan rummy Michigan roll Michigan salad
Translations
state of the United States
Amharic: am ምሽገን
Arabic: ar مِيشِيغَان f mišiḡān
Egyptian Arabic: arz ميشيجان f mišigān
Armenian: hy Միչիգան
Cherokee: chr ᎻᏏᎦᏂ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 密歇根 Mìxiēgēn, cmn 密執安 Mìzhí'ān
Corsican: co Michigan m
Czech: cs Michigan m
Danish: da Michigan
Dutch: nl Michigan n
Esperanto: eo Miĉigano
Finnish: fi Michigan
French: fr Michigan m
Galician: gl Míchigan m
Georgian: ka მიჩიგანი
German: de Michigan n
Greek: el Μίσιγκαν n
Hebrew: he מישיגן f míshigen
Hindi: hi मिशिगन
Italian: it Michigan m, it Micigan m
Japanese: ja ミシガン Mishigan
Khmer: km មីឈីហ្គេន
Korean: ko ^미시간
Lao: lo ມິຊິແກນ
Latin: la Michigania f
Latvian: lv Mičigana
Lithuanian: lt Mičiganas m
Macedonian: mk Мичиген m
Malayalam: ml മിഷിഗൺ
Māori: mi Mehekina
Navajo: nv Míshigin hahoodzo
Ojibwe: oj Mishigamiing
Ottawa: otw Mshigamiing
Persian: fa میشیگان mišigân
Polish: pl Michigan n
Portuguese: pt Michigan m
Russian: ru Мичига́н m
Samogitian: sgs Mėčėgans
Slovak: sk Michigan m
Spanish: es Míchigan m
Tamil: ta மிச்சிகன்
Thai: th มิชิแกน
Turkish: tr Michigan, tr Mişigan
Ukrainian: uk Мічига́н m, uk Мічиґа́н m
Urdu: ur مشی گن miśīgan
Uyghur: ug مىچىگان
Yiddish: yi מישיגאַן
See also
Noun
Deke (ice hockey)
en 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: fi ilmaveivi
Polish: pl unik m, pl zwód m
Swedish: sv zorrofint c
Further reading
Danish
da:
Etymology
Borrowed from da en Michigan.
Proper noun
da proper noun genitive Michigans
da Michigan Q1166
Finnish
fi:
thumb|right|Michigan
Etymology
From fi en Michigan.
Pronunciation
mišigan
Proper noun
fi Michigan Q1166
Declension
sg Michigan a 0
Derived terms
fi michiganilainen
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Michigan
fr en Michigan.
Pronunciation
Michiga_n Michigan France
Quebec fr /mi.ʃi.ɡã/
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Michigan.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Michigan Q1166
Italian
it:
Etymology
it :bor en:Michigan
it en Michigan.
Pronunciation
Mìcigan<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
m
it Michigan Q1166
References
Polish
pl:
region Q1166 Michigan (stan)
Etymology
pl en Michigan, from pl oj mishigami great lake/oj ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.
Pronunciation
miszigen Pl-Michigan.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Michigan.wav Mi.chi.gan
Proper noun
n yes
pl Michigan Q1166
pl pieczęć Michigan seal of Michigan
pl Nazwa stanu Michigan pochodzi od nazwy jeziora. The name of the state of Michigan comes from the name of the lake.
pl Z Michigan pochodzą Aretha Franklin i Eminem. Aretha Franklin and Eminem are from Michigan.
pl Michigan Q1169
pl Jezioro Michigan stanowi część Drogi Wodnej Świętego Wawrzyńca. Lake Michigan is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Derived terms
pl adjective michigański
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
Pronunciation
Míshigan
Proper noun
m
pt Michigan Q1166
See also
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
mišigen
Proper noun
m-in Michiganu dub
sk Michigan Q1166
References
Spanish
Proper noun
m
es Míchigan: es Michigan Q1166.
es w: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 w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/08/03/mundo/democratas-israel-netanyahu-sionismo-crisis-gaza-trax 2025-08-03 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250808225151/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2025/08/03/mundo/democratas-israel-netanyahu-sionismo-crisis-gaza-trax