Detroit

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Detroit is a major U.S. city in Michigan known historically as the center of the American automotive industry and for its influential contributions to music, particularly Motown.


Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
major city
areaCode 313
becamePartOf United States
borderType international border city
censusRegion Midwest
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Wayne County
culturalRegion Midwestern United States
foundedBy Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
foundingDate 1701
governingBody Detroit City Council
governmentType mayor–council
hasEvent North American International Auto Show
hasMajorIndustry automotive engineering
manufacturing
music production
hasProfessionalTeam Detroit Lions
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Tigers
isCountySeatOf Wayne County
isHeadquartersOf Chrysler (historically in Detroit metropolitan area)
Ford Motor Company (historically in Detroit metropolitan area)
General Motors
isHomeTo Belle Isle Park
Detroit Institute of Arts
Fox Theatre
Motown Museum
Renaissance Center
University of Detroit Mercy
Wayne State University
knownForIndustry automotive industry
knownForMusicGenre Motown
jazz
soul music
techno
knownForSports professional sports teams
laterColonialPower Great Britain
locatedAcrossFrom Windsor, Ontario
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Lake St. Clair
locatedOnRiver Detroit River
majorAirport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
nickname Motor City
Motown
The D
originalColonialPower France
populationRankInCountry among largest cities in the United States
populationRankInState largest city in Michigan
sportsLeague MLB
NBA
NFL
NHL
state Michigan

Referenced by (380)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Berry Gordy ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Bob Miller ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Charles Lindbergh ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Diana Ross ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Eddie Cicotte ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Edsel Ford ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Francis Ford Coppola ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
George Allen ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
George Gervin ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Gilda Radner ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Henry Ford II ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
J Dilla ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
J.K. Simmons ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Joe Altobelli ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
John Smoltz ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Ken Jeong ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Kennedy William Gordy ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Kwame Kilpatrick ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Mark Howe ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Mel Daniels ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Mr. Porter ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Ralph Bunche ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Ralph Bunche ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Robert J. Shiller ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Smokey Robinson ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Stephen M. Ross ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William Clay Ford Sr. ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William E. Boeing ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
placeOfBirth
Aretha Franklin ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Benjamin Hooks ("Detroit, Michigan")
Big Sean ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
C. L. Franklin ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Charles F. Kettering ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Christopher Ilitch ("Detroit, Michigan")
Dan Gilbert ("Detroit, Michigan")
David Dunbar Buick ("Detroit, Michigan")
Edsel Ford ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Elmore Leonard ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Eminem ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Esther Gordy Edwards ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Henry Billings Brown ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Henry Ford ("Detroit, Michigan")
Henry Leland ("Detroit, Michigan")
Kwame Kilpatrick ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Marie-Thérèse Guyon
Minoru Yamasaki ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Mr. Porter ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Nina Gabrilowitsch
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Rosa Parks ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Walter Chrysler ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William C. Durant ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William S. Knudsen
Willie Horton ("Detroit, Michigan")
Zachariah Chandler ("Detroit, Michigan")
residence
1967 Detroit rebellion
Belle Isle Park
Comerica Park
Detroit Business University
Detroit City Council ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Industry Murals
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Institute of Arts ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit QLine
Detroit University School ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit riverfront ("Detroit, Michigan")
Ford Cemetery, Detroit
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit ("present-day Detroit")
Fox Theatre (Detroit) ("downtown Detroit")
Henry Ford Hospital ("Detroit, Michigan")
Hitsville U.S.A.
Huntington Place ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Lafayette Park, Detroit
Little Caesars Arena ("Detroit, Michigan")
Midtown Detroit
Motown Museum ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
North American International Auto Show
Renaissance Center
Studio A
University of Detroit Mercy ("Detroit, Michigan")
Wayne State University ("Detroit, Michigan")
locatedIn
Broadside Press ("Detroit, Michigan")
Cobo Center ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
DeBoer v. Snyder ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Lions ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Pistons ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Red Wings ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Tigers ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit Tigers ("Detroit, Michigan")
Fox Theatre (Detroit) ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Gordy Records ("Detroit, Michigan")
League of Revolutionary Black Workers ("Detroit, Michigan")
NAIAS
Tamla ("Detroit, Michigan")
U.S. auto industry crisis of 2008–2010
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
location
Broadside Press
Cobo Center
Comerica Park
Detroit Business University
Detroit Lions
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Tigers
Hitsville U.S.A.
Little Caesars Arena
Motown Museum
North American International Auto Show
Renaissance Center
Studio A
Super Bowl XL ("Detroit, Michigan")
Wayne State University
city
Aretha Franklin ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Bo Schembechler ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
C. L. Franklin ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Chris Cornell ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Chris Cornell ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
David Dunbar Buick ("Detroit, Michigan")
Esther Gordy Edwards ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Henry Ford II ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Henry Leland ("Detroit, Michigan")
Minoru Yamasaki ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Orestes Brownson ("Detroit, Michigan")
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Rosa Parks ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Rosa Parks ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William S. Knudsen
placeOfDeath
Childe Harold Wills
Don Waddell
Esther Gordy Edwards ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Federal Art Project
Gunnar Birkerts
Henry Leland ("Detroit, Michigan")
Mary Barra
Orestes Brownson ("Detroit, Michigan")
Walter Reuther
William S. Knudsen
Zachariah Chandler ("Detroit, Michigan")
workLocation
Broadside Press ("Detroit, Michigan")
Buick ("Detroit, Michigan")
Burroughs Corporation ("Detroit, Michigan")
Cadillac ("Detroit, Michigan")
Chevrolet ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
GMC ("Detroit, Michigan")
General Motors ("Detroit, Michigan")
General Motors board of directors ("Detroit, Michigan")
Ilitch Holdings ("Detroit, Michigan")
United Auto Workers ("Detroit, Michigan")
headquartersLocation
Allen Park, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Farmington Hills
Inkster, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Livonia, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Melvindale, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Plymouth, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Rochester Hills
Southfield
Sterling Heights, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Taylor, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
isSuburbOf
Allen Park, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Dearborn
Dearborn campus ("Detroit, Michigan")
General Motors Technical Center ("Detroit, Michigan")
Inkster, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Lake St. Clair
Melvindale, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Toledo
Village of Dearborn ("Detroit, Michigan")
Westland, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
locatedNear
8 Mile
Action Jackson
Beverly Hills Cop
Blue Collar
Cedar Rapids ("Detroit, Michigan")
Semi-Pro
The Closer ("Detroit, Michigan")
Up in the Air
filmingLocation
Axel Foley
Esther Gordy Edwards ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Minoru Yamasaki ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Pistons GT
Tamla ("Detroit, Michigan")
The Supremes ("Detroit, Michigan")
basedIn
Edsel B. Ford II ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
John N. Mitchell ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Mitt Romney ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Royce da 5'9" ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
William Clay Ford Jr. ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
birthPlace
Great Lakes region
Michigan (most of state)
Midwestern United States
Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
contains
John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega
John Boyega
John Boyega
Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
notableWork
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Ford Motor Company ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Motown
Motown ("Detroit, Michigan")
foundingLocation
Detroit metropolitan area
Michigan (most of state)
Southeast Michigan
Wayne County
largestCity
8 Mile
Action Jackson
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop III
setInLocation
Ecorse, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Livonia, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
adjacentTo
Dearborn, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Melvindale, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Warren, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
borderedBy
Metro Detroit
Northern United States
Rust Belt
hasMajorCity
1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup matches
Super Bowl XL
hostCity
Detroit Business University
Detroit University School
Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
namedAfter
Action Jackson
Dreamgirls
Out of Sight
narrativeLocation
Death (proto-punk band) ("Detroit, Michigan")
Royce da 5'9" ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
The Temptations ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
origin
Betty Shabazz ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Big Sean ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Kid Rock ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
raisedIn
Music of My Mind
Up-Tight
Where I'm Coming From
recordedIn
Jared Goff
NFC North
Old English D
teamCity
Cadillac Brougham ("Detroit, Michigan")
Ford Model N ("Detroit, Michigan")
assemblyLocation
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Detroit Big Three automakers
associatedWith
Gordy family
Tin Lizzie
associatedWithCity
Motown
Motown ("Detroit, Michigan")
formerHeadquartersLocation
Detroit City Council ("Detroit, Michigan")
Government of Detroit ("City of Detroit")
governs
Detroit metropolitan area
Metro Detroit
hasCoreCity
Detroit City Charter ("Detroit, Michigan")
Detroit City Council ("City of Detroit")
jurisdiction
Flint, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Orion Township, Michigan
locatedNorthOf
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("Detroit, Michigan")
The Supremes ("Detroit, Michigan")
locationOfFormation
Detroit ("Motor City")
Detroit ("Motor City")
nickname
Detroit Three
New France
notableCity
Interstate 75 ("Detroit, Michigan")
M-153 (Ford Road) ("Detroit, Michigan")
passesThrough
Henry Hamilton
Marie-Thérèse Guyon
placeOfActivity
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
Wayne County
seat
Detroit Institute of Arts ("City of Detroit")
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ("Detroit, Michigan")
serves
Interstate 94 ("Detroit, Michigan")
M-39 (Southfield Freeway) ("Detroit, Michigan")
servesCity
Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry ("Detroit, Michigan")
Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions rivalry
team2Location
Patrick Chan ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
Tara Lipinski ("Detroit, Michigan")
trainingLocation
Turin
Wolfsburg
twinCity
ET
UTDC ICTS Mark I vehicles
usedInCity
Southeast Michigan
anchorCity
Detroit City Charter ("City of Detroit")
appliesTo
Government of Detroit ("Detroit, Michigan")
appliesToJurisdiction
1968 Summer Olympics
biddingCities
1952 Summer Olympics
biddingCity
Games of the XX Olympiad
bidRivalCity
Southfield
borders
Detroit City Council ("Government of the City of Detroit")
branchOf
Detroit Three ("Economy of Detroit")
category
Diocese of Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
centralCity
Ford family (controlling shareholders)
cityAssociation
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
cityGame3
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
cityGame4
1909 World Series
cityHosted
2006 World Series
cityOfALHost
1984 World Series
cityOfALTeam
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
cityOfGame1
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
cityOfGame2
2012 World Series
cityOfGame3And4
1908 World Series
cityOfGames
Death (proto-punk band)
cityOfOrigin
2012 Triple Crown (Miguel Cabrera)
cityOfTeam
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
clerkOfCourtOffice
2012 World Series
clinchingCity
Amtrak Midwest services
connectsCity
Eastern United States
containsCity
Louis Chevrolet ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
deathPlace
Kathryn Bigelow
directed
Greenfield Township, Michigan ("City of Detroit")
dissolvedInto
Kwame Kilpatrick ("City of Detroit")
employer
Detroit River ("Detroit, Michigan")
flowsThrough
Endeavor Air
focusCity
The Four Tops ("Detroit, Michigan")
formedIn
Belle Isle Park ("City of Detroit")
formerOperator
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
founded
United Auto Workers ("Detroit, Michigan")
foundedIn
1907 World Series
game3City
1907 World Series
game4City
1907 World Series
game5City
Fordism
geographicallyAssociatedWith
Wayne County, Michigan
hasCountySeat
Wayne County
hasCourthouseIn
Atlantic Division ("Detroit, Michigan")
hasFranchiseFromCity
Wayne County, Michigan
hasLargestCity
Yemeni American ("Detroit, Michigan")
hasMajorPopulationIn
Lake Erie
hasMajorPort
Metro Detroit ("Motor City region")
hasNickname
United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Detroit, Michigan")
hasOffice
Fort Wayne Assembly ("Detroit, Michigan")
hasParentCompanyHeadquarters
Michigan Court of Appeals ("Detroit, Michigan")
hasSeat
Detroit Three ("Detroit, Michigan")
historicalCenter
Axel Foley
homeCity
Manufacturing Belt
includesCity
Eastern Time Zone
includesMajorCity
Taylor, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
isBedroomCommunityOf
Sterling Heights, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
isResidentialSuburbOf
Westland, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
isSuburbanCityOf
Monroe, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
locatedBetween
Henry Ford Hospital
locatedInCity
Windsor, Ontario ("Detroit, Michigan")
locatedOpposite
Milliken v. Bradley ("Detroit, Michigan")
locationOfUnderlyingDispute
1907 World Series
losingTeamCity
Southeast Michigan
majorCity
Detroit River
majorCityOnBank
Great Lakes
majorPortCity
Detroit City Council
meetingCity
River Rouge ("Detroit, Michigan")
mouthLocatedIn
Windsor International Airport ("Detroit, Michigan")
nearCity
Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, United States ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
nearestMajorCity
Great Migration of African Americans
notableDestinationCity
Midwestern American English
notableInCity
National Crime Syndicate
operationalArea
Martha and the Vandellas
originCity
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center ("City of Detroit")
ownedBy
Cobo Center ("City of Detroit")
owner
Dearborn, Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
partOfUrbanArea
Tessa Thompson
portrayed
Henry Billings Brown ("Detroit, Michigan, United States")
practicedLawIn
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit ("city of Detroit")
predecessorOf
Detroit metropolitan area
principalCity
Mark Boal
produced
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
recordedInCity
The D
refersTo
Dallas Wings ("Detroit, Michigan")
relocatedFrom
Detroit Pistons
relocatedTo
Amtrak Wolverine service ("Detroit, Michigan")
routeThrough
Diocese of Michigan ("Detroit, Michigan")
seeCity
New York Central Railroad
servedCity
University of Michigan–Dearborn
servesCommunity
True Romance
setIn
Only Lovers Left Alive
setting
Blue Collar
settingLocation
Lebanese American ("Detroit, Michigan")
significantCommunityIn
Toyota City
sisterCity
Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English
spokenInCity
Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry
team2City
Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry
team2HomeStadiumCity
Paws
teamLocation
Rebel Soul ("Detroit, Michigan")
track
Mark Boal
wroteScreenplayFor

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