Detroit is famous for its car industry.
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Detroit
//dɪˈtɹɔɪt//
Synonyms for "detroit" (11 found)
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Proper Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Proper Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Proper Noun(5 words)
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6 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 23 languages.
Amharic
1 entries- ደትሮይት name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Arabic
2 entries- ديترويت name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
- ديترويت name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Armenian
1 entries- Դետրոյտ name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏗᏠᏘ name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 底特律 name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 底特律 name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Esperanto
1 entries- Detrojto name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
French
1 entries- Détroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
German
1 entries- Detroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Greek
1 entries- Ντητρόιτ name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Hebrew
1 entries- דטרויט name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Japanese
1 entries- デトロイト name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Korean
1 entries- 디트로이트 name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Latin
2 entries- Detroitum name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
- Sinus Michiganus name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Ojibwe
1 entries- Waawiyaataanong name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Polish
1 entries- Detroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Portuguese
1 entries- Detroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Russian
1 entries- Детро́йт name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Spanish
1 entries- Detroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Tamil
1 entries- டிட்ராயிட் name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Turkish
1 entries- Detroit name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Детро́йт name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Yiddish
1 entries- דעטרויט name (largest city and former capital of Michigan)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I'll drive to Detroit.
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Father went to Detroit to work every year.
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The call was traceable to an address in south Detroit.
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