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. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
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)

Derived terms

• Detroit Lakes

Translations

largest city and former capital of Michigan

• Arabic: ديترويت‎ f (ditrūit)

  Egyptian Arabic: ديترويت‎ f (detrūit)

• Armenian: Դետրոյտ (hy) (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)
• 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
• Yiddish: דעטרויט‎ (detroyt)

Further reading

• Detroit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dottier, i-dotter

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed 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)