Lake Michigan

Map of the Great Lakes, with Lake Michigan highlighted in darker blue.

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • One of the Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Hydrologically, a bay of Lake Michigan–Huron.

Origin

  • Michigan, from Ojibwe Mishigami ("great lake")/ᒥᔑᑲᒥ.

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