the States vs MI

the States and MI both are nouns.

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

the States (noun)	MI (noun)
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 on British territory
	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