how to pronounce détroit

/de.tʁwa/

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détroit is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of détroit in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… de conflit dans le détroit de taiwan …”

meanings of détroit

name:

Detroit; A river in Michigan, United States and Ontario, Canada.
Detroit; A city in Michigan, United States.

noun:

Strait (narrow channel of water).

détroit frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word détroit occurs in french on average 4.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.