Detroit
Americannoun
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a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
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a river in SE Michigan, flowing S from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie, forming part of the boundary between the U.S. and Canada. About 32 miles (52 km) long.
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the U.S. automobile industry.
noun
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a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River: a major Great Lakes port; largest car-manufacturing centre in the world. Pop: 911 402 (2003 est)
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a river in central North America, flowing along the US-Canadian border from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie
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As the center of automobile production, it is often referred to as the “Motor City” or “Motown.”
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His opponent, Haley Stevens, drew more support from Detroit and working-class communities.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
On Monday, Tarik Skubal is scheduled to make his first home start at Dodger Stadium, and second with the Dodgers since being acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
What that development has done for the city as a whole is a contentious question in vast Detroit, with its 139 square miles and more than 200 neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It marks a dramatic political rise for El-Sayed, who was born in Detroit to an Egyptian father and an American mother.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Once he had traveled to Ontario, Canada—across the river from Detroit.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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