Metro Detroit

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Metro Detroit is a major metropolitan area in southeastern Michigan centered on the city of Detroit, known for its automotive industry, manufacturing base, and cultural institutions.


Statements (77)
Predicate Object
instanceOf metropolitan area
urban region
adjacentTo Canada
Ontario
borders Detroit River
Lake Erie NERFINISHED
Lake St. Clair NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
crossBorderRegionWith Windsor, Ontario
economicCenterOf Michigan
hasAirport Coleman A. Young International Airport
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Willow Run Airport
hasBorderCrossing Detroit–Windsor Tunnel
hasCoreCity Detroit
hasCulturalInstitution Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Opera
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Greenfield Village
The Henry Ford (museum complex)
surface form: "Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation"

Motown Museum
hasMajorBridge Ambassador Bridge
hasMajorCity Ann Arbor
Dearborn NERFINISHED
Detroit
Farmington Hills NERFINISHED
Livonia NERFINISHED
Royal Oak, Michigan
surface form: "Royal Oak"

Southfield NERFINISHED
Sterling Heights NERFINISHED
Troy
Warren
hasMajorHighway Interstate 275 NERFINISHED
Interstate 696 NERFINISHED
Interstate 75 NERFINISHED
Interstate 94 NERFINISHED
Interstate 96 NERFINISHED
hasMajorIndustry auto parts manufacturing
automobile manufacturing
defense
education
engineering services
healthcare
logistics
technology
hasMajorUniversity Eastern Michigan University
Lawrence Technological University
Oakland University
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Michigan–Dearborn
Wayne State University
hasNickname Detroit
surface form: "Motor City region"
hasProfessionalSportsLeaguePresence Major League Baseball
surface form: "MLB"

National Basketball Association
surface form: "NBA"

National Football League
surface form: "NFL"

National Hockey League
surface form: "NHL"
hasSportsTeam Detroit Lions
Detroit Pistons
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Tigers
includesCounty Genesee County, Michigan
surface form: "Genesee County"

Lapeer County NERFINISHED
Livingston County NERFINISHED
Macomb County, Michigan
surface form: "Macomb County"

Monroe County NERFINISHED
Oakland County NERFINISHED
St. Clair County
Washtenaw County NERFINISHED
Wayne County
knownFor automotive industry
cultural institutions
manufacturing
locatedIn Michigan
Southeast Michigan
surface form: "Southeastern Michigan"
partOf Great Lakes region
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

Referenced by (19)

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Detroit metropolitan area alsoKnownAs Metro Detroit
Southfield isPartOf Metro Detroit
City of Fordson, Michigan locatedIn Metro Detroit
Orion Township, Michigan locatedIn Metro Detroit
Ecorse, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Greenfield Township, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Macomb County, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Oakland County, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Rochester Hills partOf Metro Detroit
Romeo, Michigan, United States partOf Metro Detroit
subject surface form: "Romeo, Michigan"
Sterling Heights, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Taylor, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Westland, Michigan partOf Metro Detroit
Royal Oak, Michigan partOfUrbanArea Metro Detroit
Warren, Michigan partOfUrbanArea Metro Detroit
subject surface form: "Orion Assembly"
Cobo Center regionServed Metro Detroit

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