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Definition of detroit river
detroit river
detroit river Lexical Profile
CEFR
B1
Grade
5
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A 24-mile-long (39 km) river and strait in the Great Lakes system of North America that connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie and forms a portion of the international border between the U.S. state of Michigan (including the city of Detroit) and the Canadian province of Ontario (including the city of Windsor).
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Detroit river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/detroit river