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A city in Michigan. Population is under 1 million, but metro area has around 5 million. The city itself is pathetic and is hardly on the rebound. Put it this way, Hard Rock Cafe built in Beirut before building in Detroit. It was the automobile capital of the world, but many companies have left the city.

Nicknames include:
Arsenal of Democracy
Motown
Motor City
Murder Capital
Hockeytown
Grit-town
City of Industry
Automobile Capital of the Wolrd
Shittiest city in the states
Cradle of Punk Rock
Home of Rock and Roll
No examples to be given. One must experience the city itself.
Detroit by Derm December 10, 2003
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The current residence of the greatest MC of all time, Eminem. 2nd only to San Diego. If you hate the D, go to hell!
Detroit is the birthplace of Obie Trice
Detroit by ShAdY July 26, 2004
"Detroit is a joke."
Detroit by Herbi January 26, 2009
A war-torn city, much like Baghdad. Murder Capital, the city that recorded a record number 1,274 shootings in 2004. Averages 380-420 murders a year, population declined all the way to 900,123 in the city limits. Going downhill and will soon hit rockbottom.
Stay away from Detroit unless you want your daughter raped by 5 thugs, caught in a shootout or jacked in downtown.
Detroit by UTP August 16, 2005
The largest, most polluted city in Michigan. The heart of automobile manufacturing, and the birthplace of techno.
Eminem, or should I say Skittles, is NOT from Detroit. He is from NEW YORK because if he was from D-Town, he wouldn't be saying shit about techno.
Detroit by true April 25, 2004
A term for someone who is really cool. Someone who couldn't be any cooler than they are.
You are a detroit. NO mom, you are not detroit enough to come to my party.
detroit by chumich1 December 29, 2007
What everybody claims to be the "ghetto" or the most crime populated city...but yeah its not stop going by what the media says and come see for yourself because the part that i live in is no where rough.But most people that's says this about Detroit be the main ones living in like there roughest neighborhoods ever for example Bronx,New York infested with rats and more trash than i can ever imagine<---and i've been there before.
Detroit is such a "ghetto" area<-- reminds you that this is a person that never been here.
Detroit by Unknown2009 February 2, 2009