Fordtown

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proper noun

Nickname for Detroit: the largest city in Michigan, United States.

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MotownMotor CityDetroit
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Nickname for Detroit: the largest city in Michigan, United States.

    Synonyms: Motown, Motor City, Detroit

  2. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounNickname for Detroit: the largest city in Michigan, United States.

Similar
MotownMotor CityDetroit

Origin

From Ford + town and ford + town. * (Detroit, Michigan): From the original base of the Ford Motor Company's large factories, and its dominance of the early automobile industry.

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Cite this entry
APA

Fordtown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordtown

MLA

“Fordtown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordtown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fordtown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordtown.

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