Detroit

See also: détroit and Détroit

Detroit - English

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit

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.
(metonymically) The United States' automotive industry.

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

Translations

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)

Anagrams

dottier, i-dotter

Detroit - French

Pronunciation

IPA: /de.tʁwa/
Homophones: détroit, Détroit

Proper noun

Detroit ?

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

Detroit - Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA: /de.ˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/, /de.ˈtɾɔjt/

Proper noun

Detroit f

Detroit (a city in Michigan, United States)

Detroit - Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA: /deˈtɾoit/ [d̪eˈt̪ɾoi̯t̪]
Syllabification: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit ?

Detroit (a city in the United States)

Meaning and Definition of Detroit

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