Detroit

See also: détroit

English

Etymology

From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/, /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/, /dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪt
• Hyphenation: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit

1. The largest city and former capital of Michigan, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S.
2. (by metonymy) 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)

Translations

largest city and former capital of Michigan

• Armenian: Դետրոյտ (Detroyt)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 底特律 (dai² dak⁶ leot⁶)

  Mandarin: 底特律 (zh) (dǐtèlǜ)

• 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)
• Ojibwe: Waawiyaataanong
• Portuguese: Detroit (pt) f
• Russian: Детро́йт (ru) m (Dɛtrójt)
• Spanish: Detroit (es)
• Turkish: Detroit
• Yiddish: דעטרויט‎ (detroyt)

Further reading

• Detroit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dottier, i-dotter

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Portuguese

Etymology

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 of America)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Detroit ?

1. Detroit (largest city and former capital of Michigan)