Wolverine State
Nickname for Michigan: a state of the United StatesNickname for Michigan: a state of the United States.
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значень: 1(розмовне)Nickname for Michigan: a state of the United States.
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Michigan has a long-standing association with the wolverine: for example, many DetroitersMichigan has a long-standing association with the wolverine: for example, many Detroiters volunteered to fight during the American Civil War and George Armstrong Custer, who led the Michigan Brigade, called them the "Wolverines". Perhaps originally from a local trade in wolverine fur, or perhaps suggesting a vicious temper.
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