Detroit

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/

  • 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.
   • 2009, John Anderson, John Rich (lyrics and music), “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.

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 City
• Detroit Lakes
• Detoilet

Translations

largest city and former capital of Michigan

• Amharic: ደትሮይት (dätroyt)
• Arabic: ديترويت f (ditrūyt)

  Egyptian Arabic: ديترويت f (detrūit)

• Armenian: Դետրոյտ (hy) (Detroyt)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 底特律 (dai² dak⁶ leot⁶)

  Mandarin: 底特律 (zh) (dǐtèlǜ)

• Esperanto: Detrojto
• French: Détroit (fr) m
• German: Detroit (de) n
• Greek: Ντητρόιτ (Ntitróit)
• 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)
• Tamil: டிட்ராயிட் (ṭiṭrāyiṭ)
• Turkish: Detroit
• Ukrainian: Детро́йт m (Detrójt)
• Yiddish: דעטרויט (detroyt)

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/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophones: détroit, Détroit

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/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t͡ʃ], /deˈtɾɔjt/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t͡ʃ], /deˈtɾɔjt/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈtɾɔjt͡ʃ/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t͡ʃ], /deˈtɾɔj.t͡ʃi/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /deˈtɾɔjt/ [deˈtɾɔɪ̯t]

Proper noun

Detroit f

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈtɾoit/ [d̪eˈt̪ɾoi̯t̪]
• Rhymes: -oit
• Syllabification: De‧troit

Proper noun

Detroit ?

1. Detroit (a city in the United States)