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
"Detroit, located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit River across from Windsor, serves as the state's largest city and the historic heart of the American automobile industry."
The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
"Detroit serves as the historical heart of America's auto industry while functioning as a vital port on the Detroit River and the county seat of Wayne County in Michigan."
The name Detroit comes from the French word détroit, meaning "strait," which was used to describe the narrow section of the Detroit River. This term entered English as a place name rather than through any direct connection to other words like "district."