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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.

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Meaning & usage

name/dɪˈtɹɔɪt//ˈdiːtɹɔɪt//ˈdiːtɹɔɪt/
  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. The United States' automotive industry.

    metonymically
Where this word comes from

From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Doublet of district, via Latin.

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