Detroit

[dih-troit] / dɪˈtrɔɪt /

NOUN

u.s. city

Synonyms

STRONG

Motown

WEAK

Arsenal of Democracy Automobile City Big D City of Straits Fordtown Motor Capital of the World Motor City Rock City Sport City USA

Example Sentences

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So it is commendable that the Detroit Institute of Arts is now giving more prominence to its collection of African-American art, which it began collecting in the 1940s, many years before others did.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stafford played 12 seasons for the Detroit Lions in the NFC North, so he is accustomed to playing in cold weather.

From Los Angeles Times

He has also reported for NBC News Investigations and covered police for the Detroit Free Press.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team unveiled the livery for their new cars before a few hundred guests at Detroit's Michigan Central Station less than two months before the season opens in Melbourne on March 7.

From Barron's

Housing Affordability Conundrum from the confines of Detroit and the U.S. to all the way around the world.

From Barron's