词汇 | michigan |
词源 | Michigan. Our 26th state, admitted to the Union in 1837, takes its name from Michigaman, both the name of an Indian tribe and a place, translating as “great water.” The Wolverine State had first been the Michigan Territory. The Indians thought it “the first batch of earth the Great Spirit made.” |
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