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Michigan

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪʃɪg(ə)n/
Definition of Michigan
  • a state in the northern US, bordered on the west, north, and east by Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, and Erie; population 10,003,422 (est. 2008); capital, Lansing. It was acquired from Britain by the US in 1783, becoming the 26th state in 1837.

Derivatives

Michigander

Pronunciation: /ˌmɪʃɪˈgandə/
noun

Michigan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Michigan in the US English dictionary
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