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DETROIT, MI - MAY 23: Jared Burton #61 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the eighth inning at Comerica Park on May 23, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.

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About Michigan

Michigan (pronounced [ˈmɪʃɪɡən]) is a Midwestern state of the United States, located in the east north central portion of the country. It was named after Lake Michigan, the word 'Michigan' itself being a French derivative of the Ojibwe misshikama (read "mish-ih-GAH-muh"), meaning "big lake" (compare kitchikama, meaning "Great Lake" - pronounced "gitch-ih-GAH-ma," or "Gitchee-Gumee" as rendered by Longfellow).

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