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Michigan

mic·hi·gan

UK/ˈmɪʃəɡɪn/ US/ˈmɪʃɪɡən/ fairly common

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the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders

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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

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Borrowed from Ojibwe mishi-gami / ᒥᔑᑲᒥ (“giant lake”), referring to Lake Michigan.

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