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Detroit

nom proprecourant dans les dialogues

  • //dɪˈtɹɔɪt//
  • //ˈdiːtɹɔɪt//

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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    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.

    I’ll tell you what Detroit is. We’re a prideful people that love our city more than anything – even if we do, in many cases, make the difficult decision to leave the city for somewhere outside the boundaries.

    The Yemeni American, who had been living in the Dearborn and Detroit area for four years, was preparing dinner while her mother took Amirah’s seven-year-old daughter, Saida, to a nearby playground to play with her friends.

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    The United States' automotive industry.

    'Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down / While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town.

Étymologie

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

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