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Definition: Detroit |
DetroitNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Detroit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references) |
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The Detroit blues is a type of blues music which originated when delta blues performers migrated north to work in industrial plants in the 1920s and 30s. The sound is distinguished from delta blues in its amplified instruments and a more eclectic assortment of instruments used, including the bass guitar and piano.The only Detroit blues performer to achieve national fame is John Lee Hooker, as record companies and promoters have tended to ignore the Detroit scene in favor of the larger, more influential Chicago blues. The Detroit scene is centered around Black Bottom, a Detroit neighborhood.
- Alberta Adams
- Andre Williams
- Big Maceo Merriweather
- Bobo Jenkins
- Calvin Frazier
- Eddie Burns
- Joe Weaver
- John Lee Hooker
- Johnnie Bassett
- Nolan Strong & the Diablos
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Detroit had four early teams in the National Football League before the Lions. The Heralds played in 1920. The Tigers in 1921. The Panthers from 1925-1926 and the Wolverines in 1928.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit NFL."
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The Detroit River is about 51 km (32 miles) long and 1 to 4 km (0.5 to 2.5 miles) wide in the Great Lakes system. It flows from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. The boundary between Canada and the United States of America passes through the river lengthwise. Its elevation is 175 meters above sea level.Islands in the Detroit River include Peche Island, Belle Isle, Zug Island, Fighting Island, Grosse Ile, and Bois Blanc (a.k.a. Boblo) Island. The islands of the lower Detroit River are part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. It is spanned by the Ambassador Bridge and two tunnels connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, one for cars and one for trains. Two bridges connect Grosse Ile to the mainland USA and one bridge connects Belle Isle to Detroit.
The Detroit River supplies the drinking water for over 5 million people and was designated an American Heritage River in 1998. A shipping channel for the Great Lakes Waterway system is maintained in the river.
The river flows past the U.S. towns of Detroit, River Rouge, Wyandotte, Grosse Ile, Riverview, Trenton, and Gibraltar. It flows past the Canadian towns of Windsor, Amherstburg, and Lasalle.
External Links
- External link with map and satellite photo
- History of the Detroit River
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The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are in the Central Division of the American League.
- Founded: 1893, in the minor Western League. In 1900 that league became the American League.
- Home ballpark: Comerica Park
- Uniform colors: Navy blue, White, and Orange
- Logo design: An Old English font "D"
- Wild Card titles won (0): none
- Division titles won (3): 1972, 1984, 1987
- American League pennants won (9): 1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984
- World Series championships won (4): 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984
Franchise history
1901-09
The Detroit Tigers baseball franchise played their first game for the newly established American League on April 25, 1901 at Bennett Park in front of 10,000 fans. After trailing 13-4 entering the ninth inning, the team staged a dramatic comeback to win the game 14-13. The team eventually finished third in the eight team league.
In 1905, the team acquired Ty Cobb, a player who would be considered one of the greatest of all-time. The addition of Cobb to an already talented team that included Sam Crawford, Hughie Jennings, Bill Donovan, and George Mullin yielded results quickly, as the Tigers won three consecutive American League Championships from 1907-09. Despite their success, the team would not win it's first World Series until 1935. In 2003, the Tigers would be one loss short of the 1962 New York Mets record for losses in one season.
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- Earl Averill
- Jim Bunning
- Ty Cobb
- Mickey Cochrane
- Sam Crawford
- Larry Doby
- Charlie Gehringer
- Goose Goslin
- Hank Greenberg
- Bucky Harris
- Harry Heilmann
- Waite Hoyt
- Hughie Jennings
- Al Kaline
- George Kell
- Heinie Manush
- Eddie Mathews
- Hal Newhouser
- Al Simmons
- Sam Thompson
Current stars
- Bobby Higginson
- Dimitri Young
- Brandon Inge
Not to be forgotten
- Norm Cash
- Mark Fidrych "The Bird"
- Cecil Fielder
- Bill Freehan
- Kirk Gibson
- Mickey Lolich
- "Paw-Paw" Charlie Maxwell
- Denny McLain (Cy Young Award winner in 1968 and 1969)
- Jack Morris
- George Mullin
- Jim Northrup
- Lance Parrish
- Schoolboy Rowe
- Mickey Stanley
- Alan Trammell
- Lou Whitaker
- Rudy York
Retired numbers
- Ty Cobb
- Ernie Harwell
- 2 Charlie Gehringer
- 5 Hank Greenberg
- 6 Al Kaline
- 16 Hal Newhouser
- 23 Willie Horton
- 42 Jackie Robinson (retired throughout baseball)
External links
- Detroit Tigers official web site
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Detroit is a town located in Lamar County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 247.Geography
Detroit is located at 34°1'33" North, 88°10'19" West (34.025859, -88.171810)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 247 people, 102 households, and 78 families residing in the town. The population density is 70.6/km² (182.3/mi²). There are 125 housing units at an average density of 35.8/km² (92.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.35% White, 20.65% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 102 households out of which 40.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% are married couples living together, 21.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% are non-families. 23.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.42 and the average family size is 2.85. In the town the population is spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 71.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $19,531, and the median income for a family is $29,750. Males have a median income of $24,643 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $10,107. 23.9% of the population and 30.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 28.6% are under the age of 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Alabama."
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Detroit is a village located in Pike County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 93.Geography
Detroit is located at 39°37'11" North, 90°40'35" West (39.619810, -90.676463)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 93 people, 37 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density is 149.6/km² (388.7/mi²). There are 46 housing units at an average density of 74.0/km² (192.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 98.92% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 6.45% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 37 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% are married couples living together, 0.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% are non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.51 and the average family size is 3.43. In the village the population is spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the village is $21,875, and the median income for a family is $35,000. Males have a median income of $34,063 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the village is $11,127. 13.1% of the population and 15.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.6% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Illinois."
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Detroit is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 816.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.9 km² (20.4 mi²). 52.4 km² (20.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.78% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 816 people, 328 households, and 226 families residing in the town. The population density is 15.6/km² (40.3/mi²). There are 362 housing units at an average density of 6.9/km² (17.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.77% White, 0.25% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 328 households out of which 31.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% are married couples living together, 6.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% are non-families. 23.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.49 and the average family size is 2.91. In the town the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $29,938, and the median income for a family is $34,167. Males have a median income of $27,303 versus $20,119 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,937. 14.3% of the population and 9.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.0% are under the age of 18 and 9.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Maine."
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This article is about the city in Michigan. There is another article on Detroit, Maine.Detroit is a city located in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States. As of 2002, the city has a total population of 925,051, down from 951,270 in the 2000 census, but still remaining as the ninth largest city in the country.
Located between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, it is the seat of Wayne County. Detroit and its suburbs are the home of the modern American automobile industry, the Big Three: Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Chrysler as well as two national pizza chains. Detroit is also known for its musical heritage as it was the birthplace of Motown and has been highly influential in the origins of punk and techno music.
Detroit has several sister cities including Toyota, Japan; Minsk, Belarus; Chongqing, China; Nassau, Bahamas and Kitwe, Zambia.
History
- 1701 - Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, with his lieutenant Alphonse de Tonty and a company of 100 men, established a trading post on the Detroit River under orders from the French King Louis XIV. They named it Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit at the present site of Detroit, with détroit being the French for strait and Pontchartrain being the name of the Count of Pontchartrain, the Royal Minister of Marine.
- 1760 - Major Robert Rogers and a group of his Roger's Rangers takes formal command of Fort Detroit in the name of Great Britain after the French defeat in the French and Indian War.
- 1763 - Chief Pontiac besieges Detroit during Pontiac's Rebellion.
- 1796 - American control over Detroit established, 13 years after it was assigned by treaty to the United States at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
- 1805 - On June 11, a fire burns virtually the entire city.
- 1903 - Ford Motor Company founded by Henry Ford in Detroit.
- 1950 - Detroit's population reaches it height at 1.6 million.
- 1962 - Jerome Cavanagh becomes mayor. Inaugurates a series of reforms.
- 1963 - Great March to Freedom
- 1967 - On July 23 the 12th Street Riot, one of the worst riots in United States history, begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city (43 killed, 342 injured and ~1,400 buildings burned).
- 1968 - "Focus: Hope" project founded.
- 1974 - Civil rights activist Coleman Young is elected Detroit's first black mayor - a position he holds for 20 years.
- 1992 - On November 5, black motorist Malice Green was beaten to death by policemen Larry Nevers and Walter Budzyn during a struggle (the officers were later convicted and sentenced to prison).
Geography
Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, in southeastern Michigan. It lies north of Windsor, Ontario, leading to the saying in Detroit that Canadians are "our neighbor to the south". Two border crossings exist: the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. A railroad tunnel also connects the two countries.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 370.2 km² (142.9 mi²). 359.4 km² (138.8 mi²) of it is land and 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.92% water.
Culture
Major parks include Belle Isle, Palmer Park, Rouge Park, Chene Park. Other city recreational facilities include municipal golf courses (William Rogell, Rouge, Belle Isle, Palmer Park), Northwest Activities Center, Detroit Zoo, Belle Isle Zoo, Belle Isle Aquarium. Cultural centers include Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of African American History, Detroit Science Center, Detroit Historical Museum, Motown Historical Museum, Tuskegee Airmen Museum, Historic Fort Wayne, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and the Belle Isle Conservatory.
Detroit is home to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Opera House.
Folklore
Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to both attack people and more importantly be a harbinger of doom for the city.
Neighborhoods
Current and historic neighborhoods in Detroit include: Black Bottom, Corktown, Chaldean Town, Mexicantown, Poletown, Greektown, Indian Village, New Center, Old Redford, Palmer Woods, Rosedale Park, Warrendale, Springwells, and Del Ray.External link: 106 neighborhoods in Detroit
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 951,270 people, 336,428 households, and 218,341 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,646.7/km² (6,855.1/mi²). There are 375,096 housing units at an average density of 1,043.6/km² (2,703.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 12.26% White, 81.55% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 336,428 households out of which 33.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% are married couples living together, 31.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. 29.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.45.
In the city the population is spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,526, and the median income for a family is $33,853. Males have a median income of $33,381 versus $26,749 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,717. 26.1% of the population and 21.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.5% are under the age of 18 and 18.6% are 65 or older.
Major industries/products
Motor vehicles, computer software, casino gambling,
Taxes
In addition to property tax, the city levies income tax of 2.65% on residents, 1.325% on non-residents, and 1.6% on corporations.
Law and Government
Mayor and nine member city council, elected at-large on nonpartisan ballot. Municipal elections are held every year congruent to 1 modulo 4. Current mayor is Kwame Kilpatrick; earlier mayors are listed here.
Colleges and Universities
- Wayne State University
- University of Detroit-Mercy
- Marygrove College
- Lewis College of Business
- College for Creative Studies
Sporting Teams
The Detroit International Marathon course crosses the border into Canada on a bridge and returns to America through a tunnel.
- Detroit Red Wings, NHL
- Detroit Tigers, MLB
- Detroit Lions, NFL
- Detroit Shock, WNBA
- Detroit Pistons, NBA
- Detroit Rockers, Major Indoor Soccer League
Airports
- Detroit City Airport, no current commercial service
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (located in Romulus, Michigan)
Festivals
- International Freedom Festival
- Detroit Electronic Music Festival
- Downtown Hoedown, free country music festival
- Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival
- Detroit Thunder Fest, hydroplane race
External Links
- City of Detroit official website
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Michigan."
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Detroit is a city located in Marion County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 262.
Geography
Detroit is located at 44°44'8" North, 122°9'5" West (44.735676, -122.151372)1.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 38.82% water.
Detroit is just East of Detroit Dam, Detroit Lake, and Detroit Lake State Park on state highway 22.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 262 people, 119 households, and 69 families residing in the city. The population density is 190.9/km² (496.7/mi²). There are 383 housing units at an average density of 279.0/km² (726.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.56% White, 0.00% African American, 1.15% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. 3.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 119 households out of which 21.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% are married couples living together, 10.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% are non-families. 33.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.20 and the average family size is 2.77.
In the city the population is spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,250, and the median income for a family is $35,156. Males have a median income of $41,875 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,857. 16.1% of the population and 17.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 44.1% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Oregon."
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Detroit is a town located in Red River County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 776.Geography
Detroit is located at 33°39'42" North, 95°15'52" West (33.661703, -95.264524)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 776 people, 315 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density is 189.6/km² (490.7/mi²). There are 359 housing units at an average density of 87.7/km² (227.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 78.35% White, 16.49% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.68% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races. 2.58% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 315 households out of which 33.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% are married couples living together, 16.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.06. In the town the population is spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $25,250, and the median income for a family is $31,136. Males have a median income of $23,750 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,331. 24.0% of the population and 20.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.4% are under the age of 18 and 14.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detroit, Texas."
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During World War II, Operation Detroit was the parachute insertion of the Allied 82nd Airborne Division into Normandy on the night of 5 June, 1944 as part of Operation Overlord. See also Operation Chicago.On 6 June, 1944 the heavier elements of the division landed by glider in Operation Elmira.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DEADS | English | Detroit Air Defense Sector | N/A |
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Synonyms: DetroitSynonyms: Motor City (n), Motown (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Detroit |
| English words defined with "Detroit": Ann Arbor, arrive at, attain ♦ flint ♦ gain ♦ hit ♦ make, Motor City, Motown ♦ reach, Redemptorist ♦ stay, stay put, stick around. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Detroit": Free on board ♦ list company, list house, list-compiling house ♦ University of Michigan. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Detroit" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (Detroit), German (Detroit), Hungarian (Detroit), Serbo-Croatian (detroit). |
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Screenplays | I just bet that you are the pride of your department in Detroit. Lieutenant, I'd like to see you in your office (Beverly Hills Cop; writing credit: Danilo Bach; Daniel Petrie Jr.) Grow up in Detroit, you mature real quickly (Reindeer Games; writing credit: Ehren Kruger) It was worse than being in Detroit. (Airplane!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; David Zucker) I pull it off, or I spend my life in Detroit in prison (Titus; writing credit: Karl-Heinz Käfer) You come to Detroit and you rent a Beamer (Bird on a Wire; writing credit: Louis Venosta; Eric Lerner) | |
Lyrics | Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge (Back In The USA; performing artist: Chuck Berry) Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit (DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'; performing artist: Journey) From Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA (God Bless the USA; performing artist: Lee Greenwood) Pink gators, my Detroit players (Hypnotize; performing artist: The Notorious B.I.G.) BEEN DRIVING DETROIT LEANING (BRASS IN POCKET; performing artist: The Pretenders) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Detroit 9000 (1973) Inside Detroit (1956) Detroit Mail Carriers (1901) Michigan Naval Reserves and the Detroit Light Guards (1899) Detroit Fire Department (1899) | |
Song Titles | JENNY TAKE A RIDE (performing artist: Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels ) Devil With A Blue Dress On (performing artist: Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels) Sock It To Me, Baby (performing artist: Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels) | |
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 | 1960's view of building of the Detroit Institute for Cancer Research which was the precursor of the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Various shots of black attendees at a health fair in Detroit sponsored by the Michigan Cancer Foundation providing cancer prevention information. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Park along Detroit River. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 10. Fond de la Riviere Gennes. Detroit de Magellan. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Pound-net at Detroit River Drawing by L. Kumlien. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |  | Bailing out the pot of pound-net at Detroit River. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
 | Lake Survey Vessel SHENEHON. This vessel's home port was Detroit. Pre-NOAA photo. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Acrylic painting of a pair of canvasbacks by Bruce Miller, 4365 Enchanted Point, Mound, MN 55364. Miller, a professional artist and avid outdoorsman, studied art at St. Cloud State University and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States. He started painting wildlife in 1980 and took third place in the 1991 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Other honors received in 1993 include being named Artist of the Year for both the Michigan Wildlife Art Festival in Detroit and the Wildlife and Western Art Show in Minneapolis. Miller also won the 1993 Minnesota Pheasant Habitat Stamp Contest and was commissioned to design the 1993 New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Virginia State Duck Stamps. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |
 | Caption: S.A. Huston, Father of Wilber Huston; Detroit, MI; 1910; {13.110/29} (jpg). |  | U.S. Army. General Hospital No.36, Detroit, Mich. : Personnel- Officers. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| "Detroit alley" by Allison Dawn Tinsley Commentary: "A shot of an alley a few blocks away from the detroit river near chene park." | "Detroit sky line" by Val Head Commentary: "A shot of detroit at night taken from the other side of the river." |
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Health | Paul, Newark, Boston, Detroit, New Orleans, and San Diego. (references) | |
Reports from Detroit indicate liquid GHB is being used in nightclubs for effects similar to those of Rohypnol. (references) | ||
Business | Engines can be supplied by Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, and Perkins; gearboxes from Eaton, ZF and Allison; and transmissions from many companies including Eaton, Dana Spicer, Birmid and Tenneco. (references) | |
Alitalia, the main Italian airline, and several U.S. carriers fly a number of non-stop flights to the U.S., namely to New York, Newark, Washington, DC, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. (references) | ||
U.S. carriers increased the number of flights departing from Malpensa, and since April 2000, another U.S. carrier, Northwest, began service to Italy with two daily connections from Detroit to Milan and Rome. Delta airlines introduced a new direct flight from Venice to New York, and American Airlines introduced a Chicago to Rome flight. (references) | ||
Economic History | San Marino | San Marino has honorary Consulates General in Washington, DC and New York City, and an honorary Consulate in Detroit. (references) |
Germany | Consulates general are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco. (references) | |
Korea | In addition to opening KISC, KOTRA has doubled the number of its overseas Korea trade centers from 20 to 40, and now operates 14 offices in the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington. (references) | |
Trade | Italy | Italy and the United States agreed on an +ACI-Open Skies+ACI- civil aviation regime in 1999. This is expected to liberalize the Italy-U.S. air travel market dramatically and, indeed, within the first eight months after the agreement was signed, several U.S. air carriers began new passenger or cargo service linking Italy with Chicago, Detroit and other cities. (references) |
Travel | Colombia | Colombian Consulates throughout the United States are located in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Beverly Hills, CA; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Coral Gables, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; Wheeling, WV; East Lake, OH; Detroit, MI. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Such of them as were invited to Detroit acceded readily to a renewal of the former treaties of friendship. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | They've already brought so much hope to communities like Detroit, where the unemployment rate has been cut in half in four years. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Detroit" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Detroit" is used about 354 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 354 | 15,153 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Chile | Detroit Diesel MTU Allison (Chile) SA | USA | Detroit Diesel Corporation |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Detroit, AL (town, FIPS 20392) 2. Detroit, IL (village, FIPS 19681) 3. Detroit, ME 4. Detroit, MI (city, FIPS 22000) 5. Detroit, OR (city, FIPS 19100) 6. Detroit, TX (town, FIPS 20128) |
Expressions using "Detroit": Detroit Beach ♦ Detroit Lakes ♦ detroit mi ♦ East Detroit. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Detroit": detroit-made. | |
Ending with "Detroit": Non-detroit. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
detroit michigan | 15,273 | center detroit science | 295 |
detroit free press | 4,677 | detroit kahlo | 271 |
detroit news | 3,993 | detroit auto show | 269 |
detroit | 2,885 | click detroit | 255 |
detroit tiger | 2,672 | detroit edison | 245 |
detroit lion | 1,645 | university of detroit mercy | 238 |
detroit piston | 1,137 | detroit firework | 229 |
detroit red wings | 1,109 | detroit radio station | 217 |
detroit hotel | 1,027 | detroit lake | 215 |
detroit zoo | 929 | detroit eros | 213 |
city detroit | 872 | detroit institute of arts | 183 |
detroit metro airport | 644 | detroit casino | 176 |
detroit newspaper | 534 | fox theater detroit | 168 |
detroit escort | 513 | detroit map | 168 |
detroit public school | 474 | university of detroit | 160 |
detroit airport | 431 | the detroit medical center | 160 |
detroit weather | 382 | detroit single | 156 |
detroit lake minnesota | 371 | detroit restaurant | 151 |
detroit diesel | 364 | detroit public library | 145 |
arpt county detroit metro mi wayne | 333 | detroit festival music | 142 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Detroit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Detrojt. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Детройт. (various references) | |
Chinese | 底特律 . (various references) | |
Czech | Detroit. (various references) | |
Danish | Detroit-6-celler (Detroit-6-cells). (various references) | |
French | Détroit. (various references) | |
German | Detroit. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Detroit. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | デジタル通信 (copy editor, dead, dead copy, dead end, dead heat, dead stock, dead time, deadline, deadlock, death, death education, death mask, debug, debugger, debugging, deck, deck chair, dedicate, dedication, deduction, de-escalate, de-escalation, Denebola, denier, denim, denomination, denotation, denotational, department, department store, departure, description, desk, desk plan, desk work, desk-top, desperate, desperate struggle, despotism, destination, destroyer, detached coat, detail, detector, detente, deterrent gap, devaluation, device, digital communication, distributor cap, divider, fight to a finish, hit a batter by pitching a ball, rough sketch, to eat at Denny's). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | デトロイト . (various references) | |
Korean | 디트로이트. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | etroitday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | células Detroit-6 (Detroit-6-cells). (various references) | |
Russian | Детройт, детройт. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | detroit. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Detroit" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Detory, Deturpit, Doriot, Durruti, Duthoit. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dottier. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-o-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: dotier, dotter, editor, rioted, rotted, toited, triode. | |
-2 letters: ditto, doter, droit, otter, rotte, tired, titer, titre, torte, toted, toter, tried, trite, trode. | |
-3 letters: diet, dire, dirt, dite, doer, doit, dore, dote, edit, ired, redo, ride, riot, rite, rode, rote, roti, tide, tied, tier, tire, tiro, toed, toit, tore, tori, tort, tote, tret, trio. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-o-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: intorted, teratoid, tetroxid. | |
+2 letters: adroitest, detrition, distorted, distorter, fortitude, meditator, outstride, retrodict, tetroxide, tetroxids, torridest. | |
+3 letters: detraction, detritions, distorters, drouthiest, fortitudes, meditators, mistutored, orientated, outstrides, outtricked, peridotite, pirouetted, retrodicts, rototilled, tetraploid, tetroxides, threnodist, traditores. | |
+4 letters: condottiere, condottieri, constricted, contributed, deactivator, decapitator, decorticate, deportation, destruction, deteriorate, detractions, deuteration, dilatometer, dilatometry, directorate, disportment, dissertator, droughtiest, extradition, interdictor, introjected, intromitted, introverted, ketosteroid, obliterated, orthopedist, outsprinted, outstridden, outstripped, partitioned, peridotites, peridotitic, promptitude, propitiated, prostituted, recommitted, remotivated, reoutfitted, retardation, retrodicted, retrofitted, ricochetted, rotundities, tetraploids, tetraploidy, threnodists, titleholder, torpidities, torridities, trepidation, undistorted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Company Usage | 13. Cities 14. Expressions 15. Expressions: Internet 16. Translations: Modern | 17. Abbreviations 18. Acronyms 19. Derivations 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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