Lower Peninsula
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- proper noun
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Península Inferior
- Many outdoor activities such as hiking and fishing can be enjoyed in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
- Michigan's Lower Peninsula
Examples
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Tourists flock to the scenic beaches of Michigan's Lower Peninsula during the summer months.
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One will likely enter the UP from Wisconsin on Route 28 from the west or Route 41 from the south, or at the eastern end by crossing the Mackinaw Bridge from Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
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Experience the vibrancy of fall up north, on the northern coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
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But Casperson said the DNR should forget about acquiring more property in the U.P. or the northern Lower Peninsula.
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Critics fear the law could force the DNR to sell land in the U.P. in order to acquire new parcels in the Lower Peninsula.
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Casperson led a successful effort to remove $4.3 million in Trust Fund grants for DNR land acquisitions in so-called "eco-regions" in the northern Lower Peninsula and the U.P.
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Michigan isn't a major exporter of oil and gas, but oil companies have operated in the state since 1925 and drilled thousands of wells throughout the Lower Peninsula, Brower said.
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The Lower Peninsula features several popular cities, including Grand Rapids and Detroit.
Synonyms
The larger southern part of the state of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the southern (or more southerly) of two peninsulas' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lower' (more low/southerly) with 'peninsula' (a landmass surrounded by water). This compositional place-name follows an obvious spatial logic found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning despite its status as a proper noun.
Etymology
Lower Peninsula comes from a simple map image: it is the southern, or 'lower on the map', of Michigan's two peninsulas, with the Upper Peninsula above it. That's why Lower Peninsula now means the southern land of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.