a state of the N central US, occupying two peninsulas between Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie: generally low-lying. Capital: Lansing. Pop: 10 079 985 (2003 est). Area: 147 156 sq km (56 817 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Mich or (with zip code) MI
2. Lake Michigan
Michigan in American English
(ˈmɪʃɪgən)
1.
Midwestern state of the U.S.: admitted, 1837; 56,804 sq mi (147,121 sq km); pop. 9,938,000; cap. Lansing
abbrev. MI or Mich
2.
Lakeone of the Great Lakes, between Mich. & Wis.: 22,300 sq mi (57,757 sq km)