noun

Michigan

MIH-shuh-gihn

noun

A U.S. state in the Great Lakes region, bordered by four of the five Great Lakes.

"Michigan is famous for its automotive industry and its extensive coastline along the Great Lakes."

How to Use Michigan

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In plain EnglishA U.S. state named after the lake that borders it.

Michigans plural

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_____ is famous for its automotive industry and its extensive coastline along the Great Lakes.

From the Ojibwe word mishigami, meaning "great water" or "giant lake," originally referring to Lake Michigan.

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