Detroit
English
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#DETROITCategory:English terms derived from French#DETROIT détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Doublet of districtCategory:English doublets#DETROIT, via Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/, /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/Category:English 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:English 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DETROIT, (sometimes) [dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt]
- (Michigan) IPA(key): /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/Category:English 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DETROIT
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DETROITAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DETROITAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪtCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔɪt#DETROITCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔɪt/2 syllables#DETROIT
- Hyphenation: De‧troit
Proper noun
DetroitCategory:English lemmas#DETROITCategory:English proper nouns#DETROITCategory:English uncountable nouns#DETROITCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DETROITCategory:Pages with entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with 4 entries#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 CountyCategory:en:Detroit#DETROITCategory:en:Cities in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:en:Cities in the United States#DETROITCategory:en:County seats of Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:en:Places in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:en:Places in the United States#DETROIT.
- 2017 October 5, Aaron Foley, “Why Detroit’s city storyteller wants to ban the word ‘gritty’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021:
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DETROIT
- 2025 October 8, Stephen Starr, “‘I don’t feel safe any more’: Dearborn’s Arab Americans on rising Islamophobia”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 8 October 2025:
- The Yemeni American, who had been living in the Dearborn and Detroit area for four years, was preparing dinner while her mother took Amirah’s seven-year-old daughter, Saida, to a nearby playground to play with her friends.Category:English terms with quotations#DETROIT
- (metonymicCategory:English metonyms#DETROIT) The United States' automotive industry.
- 2009, John Anderson, John Rich, “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.Category:English terms with quotations#DETROIT
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
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:French terms borrowed from English#DETROITCategory:French terms derived from English#DETROIT Detroit, from FrenchCategory:French terms borrowed back into French#DETROIT Détroit, from détroit.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Detroit ?Category:French lemmas#DETROITCategory:French proper nouns#DETROITCategory:French uncountable nouns#DETROITCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#DETROITCategory:Requests for gender in French entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with 4 entries#DETROIT
- Detroit; alternative form of Détroit
- a city in Michigan, United StatesCategory:fr:Detroit#DETROITCategory:fr:Cities in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:fr:Cities in the United States#DETROITCategory:fr:Places in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:fr:Places in the United States#DETROIT
- a river in Michigan, United States and Ontario, CanadaCategory:fr:Rivers in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:fr:Rivers in the United States#DETROITCategory:fr:Places in Michigan, USA#DETROITCategory:fr:Places in the United States#DETROIT
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#DETROITCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#DETROITCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#DETROIT Detroit, from FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#DETROIT détroit (“strait”), from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#DETROIT districtus. Doublet of distritoCategory:Portuguese doublets#DETROIT.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t͡ʃ], /deˈtɾɔjt/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#DETROIT
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t͡ʃ], /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /deˈtɾɔjt/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#DETROIT
Proper noun
Detroit fCategory:Portuguese lemmas#DETROITCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#DETROITCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#DETROITCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#DETROITCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#DETROITCategory:Pages with entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with 4 entries#DETROIT
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈtɾoit/ [d̪eˈt̪ɾoi̯t̪]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#DETROITCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#DETROIT
- Rhymes: -oitCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oit#DETROITCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/oit/2 syllables#DETROIT
- Syllabification: De‧troit
Proper noun
Detroit ?Category:Spanish lemmas#DETROITCategory:Spanish proper nouns#DETROITCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#DETROITCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#DETROITCategory:Requests for gender in Spanish entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with entries#DETROITCategory:Pages with 4 entries#DETROIT
- Detroit (a city in the United States)Category:es:Detroit#DETROITCategory:es:Detroit#DETROITCategory:es:Cities in the United States#DETROITCategory:es:Places in the United States#DETROIT