Detroit
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Detroit
- /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/
- /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/
Rhymes with -ɔɪt
Where it comes from
From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Doublet of district, via Latin.
proper noun
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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.
I’ll tell you what Detroit is. We’re a prideful people that love our city more than anything – even if we do, in many cases, make the difficult decision to leave the city for somewhere outside the boundaries.
Similar: 3-1-3, Arsenal of Democracy, D, The D, D-Town, Hockeytown, Motor City, Motown, Rock City
- The United States' automotive industry. 'Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down / While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: motor city, motown, cleveland, windsor, indiana, straits, seaway, meltdown, str, toledo, strait, sound, straight, paige, wayne, timken
Translations
Talk about this word "Detroit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detroit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Detroit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detroit "Detroit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detroit.Cite this
@misc{detroit_2026,
title = {Detroit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detroit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
