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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Michigan on the Detroit River, a waterway, about 50 km (30 mi) long, marking the Canadian border between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. Founded by French settlers in 1701, Detroit was the center of the US automobile industry in the 1900s.
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- proper noun The largest city and former capital of
Michigan , a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. - proper noun by metonymy The
United States automotive industry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
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Rebecca Cook/Reuters DETROIT RAVAGED: A firefighter walked through the backyards of homes burned in a blaze sparked by downed power lines in Detroit Tuesday.
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DETROIT — The Nigerian man accused of attempting to bomb a Northwest flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day last year is moving toward trial and hasn't been in plea negotiations with prosecutors, his standby lawyer said Thursday.
Would-Be Christmas Bomber Is on Track for Trial Matthew Dolan 2010
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RON ADAMS, DETROIT RESIDENT: You look at the impact that he ` s having here in Detroit in terms of a foundation at Wayne State University, trying to fund our music scholarships for kids there.
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DETROIT — A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after ...
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DETROIT -- The debate over the long-delayed renovation of Detroit's convention center has escalated into a battle between the City Council and the mayor, putting the future of the Detroit auto show in doubt and stoking tensions between the largely African-American city and its white suburbs.
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DETROIT — Scuffles erupted as several thousand Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the ...
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DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- Jeremy Burgess likes the location and layout of the three-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath home in the Grandmont neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.
Rep. Barney Frank: Is There an Antidote to the Republican Amnesia? 2009
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DETROIT -- It was a rough year for Detroit area small business owners.
The Sportsman's Daily: Detroit Lions Fan Claims Team's 0-16 Record as "Total Loss" on Tax Filing 2009
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DETROIT (The Borowitz Report) - A would-be terrorist who is accused of attempting to ignite an explosive onboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas has confessed to authorities that he is a follower of Osama bin Laden, but only on Twitter.
Andy Borowitz: Airline Terror Suspect Says He Follows bin Laden, But Just on Twitter 2009
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DETROIT -- A place defined by its industry, its no-nonsense productivity, Detroit just doesn't look good in glitter.
Lee Hudson Teslik: Glitz and Glam and Hard Realities in Motor City 2008
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