MICHIGAN
\mˈɪʃɪɡən], \mˈɪʃɪɡən], \m_ˈɪ_ʃ_ɪ_ɡ_ə_n]\
Definitions of MICHIGAN
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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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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the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
By Princeton University
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
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the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A State of the American Union, was formed from the Northwest Territory. It was first explored and settled by the French. Marquette in 1668 established a mission at Sault Ste. Marie. In 1701 Detroit was founded. In 1763 the French surrendered their claims to the English, who in 1783 surrendered it to the United States, although actual possession was not given until 1796. In 1787 Michigan was included in the Northwest Territory which was organized by the ordinance of that year. In 1805 it was created a separate territory. During the War of 1812 the inhabitants suffered from the English. A boundary dispute with Ohio was settled in favor of that State by the Act of Congress of 1836, which provided for the admission of Michigan. The inhabitants accepted the conditions, and Michigan became a State January 26, 1837. Except in the year 1840 the State was Democratic until 1856, since which time it has been Republican in Presidential elections. The "Maine Liquor Law" was passed in 1855 and repealed in 1875. In 1840 Michigan had a population of 212,267, in 1890 2,093,889. The present Constitution was made in 1850. History by Cooley.
By John Franklin Jameson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.