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Macki·nac (mak′ə nô′)

  1. small island in the Straits of Mackinac: 6 sq mi (15.5 sq km): formerly a center of trade with the Indians of the Northwest
  2. (mak′ə nô′)
    channel connecting Lake Huron & Lake Michigan, separating the upper & lower peninsulas of Mich.: c. 4 mi (6.4 km) wide

Etymology: see Mackinaw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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