michigan meaning and definition

MICHIGAN noun

Definition of Michigan (noun)

1. a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
   • synonyms: Great Lakes State, MI, Wolverine State
2. the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
   • synonyms: Lake Michigan
3. 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: boodle, Chicago, Newmarket, stops