a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River: a major Great Lakes port; once the largest car-manufacturing centre in the world. Pop: 911 402 (2003 est) a river in central North America, flowing along the US-Canadian border from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie
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De•troit
(di troit′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River. 1,203,339.
- Place Namesa river in SE Michigan, flowing S from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie, forming part of the boundary between the U.S. and Canada. ab. 32 mi. (52 km) long.
- the U.S. automobile industry.
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