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Lansing

Lansing

31 2.7
The capital city of Michigan on the Grand River
  • proper noun
  • /ˈlæn.sɪŋ/
translation icon : Lansing
  • She moved back to her hometown, I think it was Lansing, MI where it was a lot cheaper cost of living.
  • East Lansing
  • Lansing, Michigan
  • Lansing, MI

And I'm thinking, had I stayed in Lansing, I mean in Huntsville?

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Examples

  • Leave our friends and family for East Lansing, Michigan. Trees of green, snow so white.

    Blog text (30)

  • Mr. Dancer is an assistant attorney general from Lansing.

    Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

  • I'm in Lansing, Michigan trying to fix things with June, but she won't talk to me.

    Don't Look Up (2021)

  • THE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IN LANSING IS 4 MINUTES.

    Tape (2001)

  • The state government meets regularly in Lansing, Michigan to discuss new laws.

  • As the capital of Michigan, Lansing plays a crucial role in state politics.

  • Many residents of Lansing enjoy visiting the Grand River for outdoor activities.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Lansing is a 'family name' and the city was probably named after a man called John Lansing, a New York politician, or after a Lansing family who lived in the area when the town began. So, thinking of Lansing as a person's family name helps explain why the place and the state capital have that name today.