The Mitten
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The Mitten is a common nickname for Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, referring to its distinctive mitten-like shape on a map.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | the mitten-shaped part of Michigan ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Lower Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPoliticalEntity | State of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Michigan culture
ⓘ
Michigan state identity ⓘ |
| associatedWithGesture | using one’s hand as a map of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula ⓘ |
| basedOn | map outline of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Lake Erie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | geographical nickname ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Michigan’s Upper Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom | “Yooper” term for residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasOrientationConvention |
palm represents central Lower Peninsula
ⓘ
thumb represents eastern side of Lower Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasPartCorrespondence |
palm corresponds to central and western Lower Peninsula
ⓘ
thumb corresponds to “Thumb” region of Michigan ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeatureType | peninsula ⓘ |
| popularUsageIn |
Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Michigan’s Lower Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | U.S. state of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeResemblance | mitten ⓘ |
| usedFor | informal geographic reference ⓘ |
| usedIn |
colloquial speech
ⓘ
regional identity expressions ⓘ tourism promotion for Michigan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.