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De·troit (di tro̵it′)

  1. city in SE Mich., on the Detroit River: pop. 951,000
  2. river flowing south from Lake St. Clair into Lake Erie: c. 31 mi (50 km)

Etymology: < Fr détroit, strait: first applied to the river

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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