Editing Michigander (section)

{{Short description|Person from Michigan}}
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{{Wiktionarypar|Michigander}}
{{about|the demonym "Michigander" that refers to Michigan natives|the band of the same name|Michigander (band)|}}
[[File:Demonyms of Michigan.svg|thumb|A map of the demonyms of Michigan.]]
"'''Michigander'''" ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|.|ʃ|ə|ˌ|g|æ|n|.|d|ɚ}} {{respell|mih|shə|GAN|der}}) and "'''Michiganian'''" ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|.|ʃ|ə|ˌ|g|eɪ|.|n|i|ə|n}} {{respell|mih|shə|GAY|nee|ən}}) are unofficial<ref>{{cite web|date=March 10, 2008 |title=Michigan FAQ |url=http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_54466_20829-54118--,00.html |author=Michigan Historical Center |publisher=Michigan Department of Natural Resources |work=Michigan Facts & History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217095323/http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0%2C1607%2C7-153-54463_54466_20829-54118--%2C00.html |archive-date=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[demonym]]s for natives and residents of the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. Less common alternatives include ''Michiganer'', ''Michiganite'', ''Michiganese'', ''Michigine'',<ref>{{cite journal |last= Marckwardt |first=  Albert H. |title= Wolverine and Michigander |journal= Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review |volume=58 |year= 1952 |pages= 203–208}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last= Sperber |first= Hans |title= Words and Phrases in American Politics: Michigander |journal= American Speech |volume= 29 |issue= 1 |date= February 1954 |pages= 21–27 |doi=10.2307/453592|jstor= 453592 }}</ref> and ''Michigoose'' (female).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mencken |first=H. L. |date=1947 |title=Names for Americans |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/486658 |journal=[[American Speech]] |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=241–256 |doi=10.2307/486658 |jstor=486658 |issn=0003-1283 |quote=The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a Michigosling, but the people of the State have got used to this|url-access=subscription }}</ref>