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Michigan

Michigans

Definitions of Michigan
  1. noun
    a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
    synonyms: Great Lakes State, MI, Wolverine State
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    American state
    one of the 50 states of the United States
  2. noun
    the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
    synonyms: Lake Michigan
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    lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  3. noun
    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
    synonyms: Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops
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    type of:
    card game, cards
    a game played with playing cards
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