Detroit

== English == === Etymology === From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Doublet of district, via Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/, /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/, (sometimes) [dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt] (Michigan) IPA(key): /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/ Rhymes: -ɔɪt 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. (metonymic) 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 ==== === Further reading === Detroit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === dottier, i-dotter == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Detroit, from French Détroit, from détroit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.tʁwa/ Homophones: détroit, Détroit === Proper noun === Detroit ? Detroit; alternative form of Détroit a city in Michigan, United States a river in Michigan, United States and Ontario, Canada == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Detroit, from French détroit (“strait”), from Latin districtus. Doublet of distrito. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔjt͡ʃi === Proper noun === Detroit f 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) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deˈtɾoit/ [d̪eˈt̪ɾoi̯t̪] Rhymes: -oit Syllabification: De‧troit === Proper noun === Detroit ? Detroit (a city in the United States) ==== Derived terms ====