Etymology

Mackinac Island

Today it means: An island in Michigan, United States. Full definition →

Ojibwe Mishimikinaak
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The story

  1. Ojibwe · derived fromMishimikinaak
  2. English todayMackinac Island

Clipping of French Michilimackinac, from Ojibwe Mishimikinaak (literally “big turtle”), after its shape, + island.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.