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noun 
  1. One who lives in or comes from Michigan.
adjective 
  1. Of or pertaining to Michigan.
Etymology: First documented in an 1848 speech by w:Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln; there, apparently a (blend, Michigan, gander, nocap=1).<ref>http://www.umich.edu/news/MT/NewsE/091503/lincoln.html</ref> In later use, apparently reanalyzed as Michigan + -er with epenthetic -d-.

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