Fordtown

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Nickname for Detroit: the largest city in Michigan, United States.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.

Etymology

From Ford + town and ford + town. * (Detroit, Michigan): From the original base of the Ford Motor Company's large factories, and its dominance of the early automobile industry.

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