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Saginaw

Saginaw

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A city in eastern Michigan on a river near Lake Huron
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsæɡɪnɔː/
translation icon : Saginaw
  • I took the same items 1 hour south to Saginaw, and the prices doubled.
  • Saginaw, Michigan
  • Saginaw Valley
  • Saginaw Bay

Examples

  • For eight years, we have worked together as principal and school librarian at Swan Valley High School in Saginaw, Michigan.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Edward Pasquale of the O.H.L.'s Saginaw Spirit is the top-ranked North American goalie in the mid-season assessment.

    Blog text (31)
  • You got picked up in Saginaw after your car broke down.

  • Remember senior year we were all going to buy that land near Saginaw?

  • When I was 12 years old, there was this part of the Saginaw River that would always freeze over.

  • With effort and determination, Saginaw Valley scored two more goals to secure the victory.

    Blog text (1)
  • Basketball tips off against Saginaw Valley State tonight in their second exhibition game.

    Blog text (7)
  • The thesis further stated that America's first junior college was founded at Saginaw, Michigan, and was connected with the University of Michigan.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The year before, the Museum of Cultural and Natural History at Central Michigan University started talks to repatriate the remains of 144 Saginaw Chippewa ancestors.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You got picked up in Saginaw after your car broke down.

Surface Forms

Saginaw main

Etymology

Saginaw comes from an Ojibwe word that meant something like 'where the river opens' or 'place of the outlet'. So the city by the river is called Saginaw because it sits where the water flows into a bay.