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English noun: Michigan

1. Michigan (location) a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region


SynonymsGreat Lakes State, MI, Wolverine State


Instance hypernymAmerican state


Part holonymAlpena, 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


Part meronymAmerica, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

2. Michigan (object) the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders


SynonymsLake Michigan


Instance hypernymlake


Part meronymGreat Lakes

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


Synonymsboodle, Chicago, Newmarket, stops


Broader (hypernym)card game, cards









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