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# michigan

proper noun (Michigan)

«michigan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A state in the north of the United States, made of two peninsulas and surrounded by the Great Lakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#m1)
2. (Lake Michigan) One of the five Great Lakes of North America, the only one completely inside the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons: Michigan is famous for the Great Lakes, the city of Detroit and car making («Motor City»); its shape looks like a mitten. Lake Michigan touches the cities of Chicago and Milwaukee. Phrases: «Lake Michigan», «the state of Michigan».

### Examples

- Michigan is shaped like a mitten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x1)
- We went camping in Michigan last summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x2)
- Detroit is the biggest city in Michigan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x3)
- Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x4)
- Michigan has very cold winters with lots of snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x5)
- My cousin lives in Michigan and goes ice fishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/#x6)

### Note

A name, always with a capital M. Pronounced MISH-i-gun (ch like sh). Short form MI. Lake Michigan is a freshwater lake, not a sea.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «michigan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/michigan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«michigan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/michigan.html) on Mova free.