English > Great Lakes State: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region. |
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| Synonyms | Michigan, Wolverine State, MI, Mich. |
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| Instance of | American state | One of the 50 states of the United States |
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| Part of | Midwest, middle west, midwestern United States | The north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
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| United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Parts | Alpena | A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron |
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| Ann Arbor | A city in southern Michigan near Detroit |
| Detroit, Motor City, Motown | The largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port |
| Detroit River | A short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada |
| Flint | A city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit |
| Grand Rapids | A city in west central Michigan |
| Grand River | A river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan |
| Houghton | A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula |
| Isle Royal National Park | A national park on an island in Michigan |
| Jackson | A town in south central Michigan |
| Lake St. Clair, Lake Saint Clair | A lake between Ontario and Michigan |
| Lansing, capital of Michigan | Capital of the state of Michigan |
| Lower Peninsula | The part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron |
| Mackinac Bridge | A suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan |
| Marquette | A town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan |
| Monroe | A town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie |
| Traverse City | A town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan |
| Upper Peninsula | The peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan |
| Spanish | Michigan |
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