"Michoacán" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɪtʃoʊ.əˈkɑːn/ Forms: Michoacan [alternative]
Etymology: From Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”) via Spanish, from michhuah (“possessor of fish”) + -cān (locative/placename suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nci|Michhuahcan|t=place of fish}} Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”), {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{suf|nci||-cān|nocat=1|pos2=locative/placename suffix}} + -cān (locative/placename suffix) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Michoacán
  1. A state of Mexico. Categories (place): Places in Mexico, States of Mexico Translations (state of Mexico): 米卻肯 /米却肯 (Mǐquèkěn) (Chinese Mandarin), Michhuahcan (Classical Nahuatl), मिचोआकान (micoākān) [neuter] (Marathi), Michoacán [masculine] (Polish), Michoakani (Purepecha), Мичоака́н (Mičoakán) [masculine] (Russian), Michoacán [feminine] (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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      "-cān",
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  "etymology_text": "From Classical Nahuatl Michhuahcan (“place of fish”) via Spanish, from michhuah (“possessor of fish”) + -cān (locative/placename suffix).",
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    }
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        "o",
        "a",
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "Mǐquèkěn",
          "sense": "state of Mexico",
          "word": "米卻肯 /米却肯"
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          "sense": "state of Mexico",
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          ],
          "word": "मिचोआकान"
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  ],
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    }
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Mǐquèkěn",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "word": "米卻肯 /米却肯"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "micoākān",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "मिचोआकान"
    },
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      "code": "nci",
      "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
      "lang_code": "nci",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "word": "Michhuahcan"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
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      ],
      "word": "Michoacán"
    },
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      "code": "pua",
      "lang": "Purepecha",
      "lang_code": "pua",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "word": "Michoakani"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Mičoakán",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мичоака́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "state of Mexico",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Michoacán"
    }
  ],
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}

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