MI vs the States

MI and the States both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
MI	Yes	No	No	No
the States	Yes	No	No	No

MI (noun)	the States (noun)
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Lansing
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle