Lake Michigan

English

Etymology

Michigan, from Ojibwe Mishigami (“great lake”).

Proper noun

Lake Michigan

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.

Translations

one of the five Great Lakes

Chinese:
Cantonese: 密歇根湖 (mat⁶ hit³ gan¹ wu⁴), 密芝根湖 (mat⁶ zi¹ gan¹ wu⁴)

Mandarin: 密歇根湖 (zh) m (Mìxiēgēn Hú), 密西根湖 (Mìxīgēn Hú)
Danish: Lake Michigan
French: lac Michigan m
German: Michigansee (de) m, Michigan-See (de) m

Hungarian: Michigan-tó (hu)
Ojibwe: Mishigami
Ottawa: Ninwewi-gchigami, Mshigami
Spanish: Lago Míchigan m
Swedish: Michigansjön

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