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English word Detroit comes from Latin dis-, Latin stringere, and later Latin districtus (Busy, stretched (pulled in different directions).)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
stringere (Latin)
distringere (Latin)
districtus (Latin)
Busy, stretched (pulled in different directions).
détroit (French)
Strait (narrow channel of water).
Detroit (English)
(by metonymy) The United States automotive industry.. 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. It is the county seat of Wayne County.