Detroit
Detroit 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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Synonyms for Detroit
Motor City and detroit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motor City" instead a noun "Detroit".
Motor City
Motor City 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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Synonyms for Motor City
Detroit and Motor City are semantically related. You can use "Detroit" instead a noun phrase "Motor City".
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- Detroit is best known for two things: its status as the Motor City, where cars and motors are made, and as the birthplace of Motown.
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Its name was a portmanteau of the Detroit nickname, "Motor City" or "Motown".
Source: Creator / Motown
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Motor City and Detroit. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detroit/motor_city
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