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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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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).


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