Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word ᒥᓯᑲᒥ, meaning 'large water' or 'large lake'.

What state is MI stand for?

States with five or fewer letters are never abbreviated in traditional abbreviations. These states are Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, and Utah. ... Of these states, only two follow the first-and-second-letter rule: Massachusetts (MA) and Michigan (MI).

What does UCLA stand for?

The University of California, Los Angeles — or UCLA — as it's more famously called, is known around the world.