Editing Detroit (section)

===Toponymy===
[[File:Detroit_Skyline_view.jpg|thumb|alt=|Detroit and adjacent [[Windsor, Ontario]], Canada separated by the Detroit River]]

Detroit is named after the [[Detroit River]], connecting [[Lake Huron]] with [[Lake Erie]]. The name comes from the French language word {{lang|fr|détroit}} meaning {{gloss|strait}} as the city was situated on a narrow north–south passage of water linking the two lakes. The river was known as {{lang|fr|le détroit du Lac Érié}} in the French language, which means {{gloss|the strait of Lake Erie}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rousseau|first=Mary|date=October 16, 2018|title=How Did Michigan Cities Get Their Names?|url=https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/how-did-michigan-cities-get-their-names|access-date=February 16, 2022|website=Michigan|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Detroit word origin|url=https://etymologeek.com/eng/Detroit|access-date=February 16, 2022|website=Etymologeek|language=en}}</ref> In the historical context, the strait included the [[St. Clair River]], [[Lake St. Clair]], and the Detroit River.<ref name="RivièreduDétroit">{{cite web |title=La rivière du Détroit depuis le lac Érié, 1764 |url=https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/french/exhibits/franco_ontarian/big/big_36_map_detroit_river.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703220808/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/french/exhibits/franco_ontarian/big/big_36_map_detroit_river.htm |archive-date=July 3, 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>[[List of U.S. place names of French origin]]</ref>