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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The northern part of Michigan between Lakes Superior and Michigan. It is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan
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About a third of Michigan lies north of the Straits of Mackinac and is called the Upper Peninsula or U.P. Residents of the U. P are called "Yoopers", a word created by saying "U. P.'ers"
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The Upper Peninsula is a pretty big place, but sometimes it can feel pretty small.
Bless You Boys Kurt Mensching 2010
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The Upper Peninsula is a pretty big place, but sometimes it can feel pretty small.
Bless You Boys Kurt Mensching 2010
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The Upper Peninsula is a pretty big place, but sometimes it can feel pretty small.
Bless You Boys Kurt Mensching 2010
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The Upper Peninsula, which is 90 percent forested, retains its aura of accessible wilderness.
Pure Michigan Travel 2009
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The Upper Peninsula, which is 90 percent forested, retains its aura of accessible wilderness.
Pure Michigan Travel 2009
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In a place like the Upper Peninsula, that is a HUGE possibility for getting lost.
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While Amos often finds himself on foreign turf ("The Upper Peninsula is a great place to visit, but I don't want to die there") and out of his social depth (the German cars in Grosse
NYT > Home Page By MARILYN STASIO 2010
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Two years later, we moved to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with our 6-week-old daughter as part of the hippie/back-to-the-land movement.
Karen Dionne: I am Not a Scientist. So Why Do I Write Science Thrillers? Karen Dionne 2011
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I also read the online journals of people who'd spent time in Antarctica - though after living for 30 years in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, I knew and cold.
Karen Dionne: I am Not a Scientist. So Why Do I Write Science Thrillers? Karen Dionne 2011
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