English noun: Michigan |
1. | Michigan (location) a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region |
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| Synonyms | Great Lakes State, MI, Wolverine State |
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| Instance hypernym | American state |
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| Part holonym | Alpena, Ann Arbor, capital of Michigan, Detroit, Detroit River, Flint, Grand Rapids, Grand River, Houghton, Isle Royal National Park, Jackson, Lake Saint Clair, Lake St. Clair, Lansing, Lower Peninsula, Mackinac Bridge, Marquette, Monroe, Motor City, Motown, Traverse City, Upper Peninsula |
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| Part meronym | America, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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2. | Michigan (object) the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders |
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| Synonyms | Lake Michigan |
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| Instance hypernym | lake |
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| Part meronym | Great Lakes |
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3. | Michigan (act) a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card |
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| Synonyms | boodle, Chicago, Newmarket, stops |
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| Broader (hypernym) | card game, cards |
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