Detroit

Detroit

See also: détroit and Détroit

English

Etymology

From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Cognate with English district via Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/, /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/, /dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪt
• Hyphenation: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit

1. The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
2. (metonymically) The United States' automotive industry.
   • 2009, John Anderson; John Rich (lyrics and music), “Shuttin' Detroit Down”, performed by John Rich:

     'Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down / While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town.

Synonyms

• (city of Michigan): 3-1-3 (slang), Arsenal of Democracy (dated), D / The D (colloquial), D-Town (informal), Hockeytown (informal), Motor City, Motown (informal), Rock City (informal)

Derived terms

• Detroit Lakes
• Detoilet

Translations

largest city and former capital of Michigan

Arabic: ديترويت‎ f (ditrūyt) Egyptian Arabic: ديترويت‎ f (detrūit) Armenian: Դետրոյտ (hy) (Detroyt) Chinese: Cantonese: 底特律 (dai2 dak6 leot6) Mandarin: 底特律 (zh) (dǐtèlǜ) Esperanto: Detrojto French: Détroit (fr) m German: Detroit (de) n Greek: Ντητρόιτ (Ditróit) Hebrew: דטרויט‎ (det'roit') Japanese: デトロイト (Detoroito) Korean: 디트로이트 (Diteuroiteu) Latin: Detroitum m, Sinus Michiganus m Ojibwe: Waawiyaataanong Polish: Detroit (pl) n Portuguese: Detroit (pt) f Russian: Детро́йт (ru) m (Dɛtrójt) Spanish: Detroit (es) Turkish: Detroit Ukrainian: Детро́йт m (Detrójt) Yiddish: דעטרויט‎ (detroyt)

Further reading

• Detroit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dottier, i-dotter

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French

Etymology

From English Detroit, from French Détroit, from détroit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.tʁwa/

• Audio

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• Homophones: détroit, Détroit

Proper noun

Detroit ?

1. Detroit; Alternative form of Détroit
   1. A city in Michigan, United States
   2. A river in Michigan, United States and Ontario, Canada

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Detroit, from French détroit (“strait”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/, /de.ˈtɾɔjt/

Proper noun

Detroit f

1. Detroit (a city in Michigan, United States)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Detroit ?

1. Detroit (a city in the United States)