Michigan

Definition of the noun michigan


1. (5) Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI : a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
2. Lake Michigan, Michigan : the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders
3. Michigan, Chicago, Newmarket, boodle, stops : 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