[DOC] [TLE] Native American State Names - Native language [PAR] List of US states whose names come from Native American Indian languages, 
with their translations. ... This tribal name may have come from the word albina, 
which means "campsite" in their own language, ... Both names mean "great lake."
. [DOC] [TLE] Where the Great Lakes came from and how they got their names ... [PAR] The Great Lakes - did you know how the great lakes got their names? ... Erie is 
an abbreviated form of Erielhonan, which means long tail in the Iroquois 
language. ... Lake Michigan, the only Great Lake totally within the United States, 
... Finally, the Indian name for the water, Michi gami, was anglicized to Michigan
. [DOC] [TLE] Michigan State Name Origin - State Symbols USA [PAR] 5 days ago ... The name Michigan is based on the Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning great water, and refers to the Great Lake. Thirty-two counties in Michigan also have names drawn from Native American languages. [DOC] [TLE] Algoma (placename) - Wikipedia [PAR] Algoma is a placename given to many different places throughout the United 
States and Canada. Examples include Algoma District, Ontario, Algoma, Oregon, 
Algoma, Wisconsin, and Algoma Township, Michigan. Algoma also lends its 
name to companies such as Algoma Steel and Algoma ... Another definition for 
the word states that Algoma actually comes from... [DOC] [TLE] The State of Michigan - An Introduction to the Great Lakes State from ... [PAR] The word Michigan originally referred to a clearing on the lower peninsula and was derived from the Chippewa Indian word "majigan" which means clearing. Lake Michigan was named after this clearing by European explorers in the area in the 1670's. The state later took the name of the clearing as well. [DOC] [TLE] Michigan State Name Origin, Michigan Nicknames [PAR] Michigan is derived from the Indian words "Michi-gama" meaning "large lake." ... 
first used the word for the Great Lake that Native Americans called the "Lake of... [DOC] [TLE] What are the Great Lakes named after? - Quora [PAR] Dec 20, 2015 ... We'll go through this from west to east, that is, specifically, Superior, Michigan, 
Huron ... The lake used to be called gitche-gumee, meaning "great water", ... 
finally, Ontario is named after the Wyandot word ontari:io, which is "great lake". ... 
Native American Placenames of the United States by William Bright. [DOC] [TLE] The State: Origin and meaning of Wisconsin place-names; with ... [PAR] This Indian word, which has outlived the Eiuropean names, is variously 
interpreted to mean "fish weir," and "great lake. ... As with other geographical 
names derived from Indian sources, the real meaning of the word Wisconsin (
Chippewa... [DOC] [TLE] Michigan - Origin of Name: Based on Chippewa Indian word ... [PAR] The name Michigan is based on the Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" 
meaning great water, and refers to the Great Lake. .... The History and Meaning of 
Michigan's State Flag ...... Entered the Union: September 9, 1850 (31) Capital: 
Sacramento Origin of Name: probably derived from a popular Spanish novel 
published in... [DOC] [TLE] Great Facts About the Five Great Lakes - Live Science [PAR] May 3, 2013 ... About 34 million people in the United States and Canada live in the Great ... Lake 
Huron is the second largest Great Lake by surface area ... as the name is derived 
from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigami, meaning large lake. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Lakes by Detrick Merriweather on Prezi [PAR] Its name is derived from the Ojibwa Indian word mishigami, meaning large lake. 
the name is ... also the only Great Lake located entirely in the United States. [DOC] [TLE] alphaDictionary * The Origins of US State Names [PAR] The name of this state is most probably a Native American word, possibly an O'
odham (Pima) ... Colorado is a Spanish adjective meaning "red-colored" or "dirtyl
". .... (read [mish

Question: The name of this state is derived from an Indian word meaning "great lake"
Answer: Michigan