Detroit

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See also: détroit and Détroit

English

Etymology

From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Cognate with English district via Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/, /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/, /dɪˈt͡ʃɹɔɪt/
  • (Michigan) IPA(key): /ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪt
  • Hyphenation: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit

  1. 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.
  2. (metonymically) The United States' automotive industry.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Detroit, from French Détroit, from détroit.

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Proper noun

Detroit ?

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Detroit, from French détroit (“strait”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ , /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ , /deˈtɾɔjt/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ , /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ , /deˈtɾɔjt/

Proper noun

Detroit f

  1. Detroit (a city in Michigan, United States)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈtɾoit/
  • Rhymes: -oit
  • Syllabification: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit ?

  1. Detroit (a city in the United States)
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