Motor City

Japanese: Motor City(英語表記)MotorCity
Motor City

…Located in the southeastern part of the state, across the Detroit River, which connects Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, it faces Windsor, Canada. It is known as one of the world's leading automobile manufacturing cities and is also called the Motor City. In 1701, the Frenchman Cadillac established a trading post there, and in 1796 it became a U.S. territory.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Motor City" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…州南東部に位置し,エリー湖とセント・クレア湖を結ぶデトロイト川を隔ててカナダのウィンザーに対する。世界有数の自動車工業都市として知られ,〈モーター・シティMotor City〉とも呼ばれる。 1701年フランス人キャディラックが交易所を建設,96年に合衆国領となった。…

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