Detroit usually refers to Detroit, Michigan and is derived from Détroit (pronounced Day-twa), the French word for strait. This name may refer to the following places: City motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) City nicknames: The Motor City and Motown Location in the state of Michigan Founded July 24, 1701 County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 370. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ...

• Detroit, Alabama
• Detroit, Illinois
• Detroit, Maine
• Detroit, Oregon
• Detroit, Texas
• Detroit Beach, Michigan
• Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
• Detroit Township, Minnesota
• Metropolitan Detroit (Michigan)

Detroit is a town located in Lamar County, Alabama. ... Detroit is a village located in Pike County, Illinois. ... Detroit is a town located in Somerset County, Maine. ... Detroit is a city located in Marion County, Oregon. ... Detroit is a town located in Red River County, Texas. ... Detroit Beach is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Detroit Lakes is a city located in Becker County, Minnesota. ... Detroit Township is a township located in Becker County, Minnesota. ... Metro Detroit is the American metropolitan area consisting of nine counties including the cities of Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Pontiac, and other outlying cities, villages, and townships in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Other possible references include

• Detroit techno a type of electronic music
• Operation Detroit, a part of the Normandy invasion in World War II
• HMS Detroit, a British warship
• USS Detroit, the name of a few US Navy ships
• Detroit-style (English equivalent of estilo Detroit, Mexican slang term for anal intercourse)
• Detroit Diesel Corporation is a manufacturer of engines.