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Détroit, it's a french word meaning "strait", Detroit (Michigan) was founded by a frenchman named Antoine de la mothe Cadillac

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How do you pronounce the french word Detroit?

In French, "Detroit" is pronounced as "day-twah."


What is the latin meaning of Detroit?

Detroit is a French word meaning strait, and the corresponding Latin word is Fretum (strait, sound, estuary, channel).


What Detroit French for?

"Détroit" is the French word for "narrow" (adjective) or "strait" (noun).


What city's name derives from the French word The Narrows?

Detroit, Michigan, USA.


Where did the Cadillac get its name?

it is french. Cadillac's namesake is from the french founder of Detroit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit


Who founded the city of Detroit?

The city of Detroit was founded by French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac on July 24, 1701. Cadillac established the settlement as a strategic outpost for fur trade and to strengthen French claims in the region. The name "Detroit" is derived from the French word "détroit," meaning "strait," referring to the narrow waterway connecting Lake Huron and Lake Erie.


How is French related to Detroit?

The city of Detroit was founded by a frenchmen, Antoine D'Cadillac. ---- Yes, the French first landed more or less on the spot of today's Hart Plaza, on Detroit's riverfront, in 1701.


Who immigrated to Detroit in the late 1800s?

The French are the ones who immigrated to Detroit in the early 1800s.


What does Detroit mean?

Detroit is the largest city in Michigan and the center of the US Automobile industry. The name came from the French word Détroit, which means strait, as in the straits of the river connecting Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.


Who settled in Detroit french or Dutch?

The city of Detroit was initially settled by the French in 1701 under the leadership of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. The Dutch did not play a significant role in the early settlement of Detroit.


How did Detroit get its name?

Detroit was originally a fort established by the French known as Fort Detroit. The name Detroit comes from the fact the river it was built next to was called " le détroit du Lac Érié", meaning the strait of Lake Erie, linking Lake Huron and Lake Erie, by the original French explorers.


What is the french word for Jack?

What is the french word french of Jack ? the french word for Jack its Jacques .