DETROIT
Dictionary entry overview: What does Detroit mean? • DETROIT (noun)
The noun DETROIT has 1 sense:
1. the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
Familiarity information: DETROIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DETROIT (noun)
Meaning:
The largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Detroit; Motor City; Motown
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Detroit" is a part of...):
Great Lakes State; MI; Michigan; Wolverine State (a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region)
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