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Hamtramck

American  
[ham-tram-ik] / hæmˈtræm ɪk /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan, completely surrounded by the city of Detroit.


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Remas Yemeni Restaurant —The standout meal of my trip was at Remas Yemeni Restaurant in Hamtramck.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

An hour later, Mr. Gazzaley was registered to vote, and he emerged from Hamtramck City Hall with two friends — also 18-year-old first-time voters — whom he had brought with him.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

The ambulance was being driven in Hamtramck in southeast Michigan around 1:10 a.m. local time when the paramedic purportedly sideswiped three parked cars.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2023

The controversy reignited this month during a local Labor Day parade when the mayor said he was offended that “pro-LGBT volunteers” placed him next to the Hamtramck Queer Alliance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Wabash Indians, raided by Hamtramck, 394; by Scott, 407, 408; agree to peace, 412.

From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold

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