2006-10-16 08:16:36 · 15 answers · asked by S H I R A Z ! 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Shiraz, has your brain fried to a crisp inside that burka? Or do you have a Freudian problem with the word "strait" now that you're wearing women's clothes.
2006-10-16 08:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The city's name comes from the Detroit River (in French Rivière du Détroit), meaning "River of the Strait."
2006-10-16 15:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Close, as is Le Bidet, a suburb of Detroit.
2006-10-16 15:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny! you used a french word, and then asked what the french word was. Reminds me of when Bush said the French don't have a word for entrepreneur...
2006-10-16 15:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No it is a Indian word, meaning to cold to dwell in.
2006-10-16 15:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by Rocketman 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Detroit isn't french. and you are stupid.
2006-10-16 15:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by meandark30 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mean strait in french
2006-10-17 12:48:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
detroit is a french word for cesspool..toilet would be too clean
2006-10-16 15:19:15 · answer #8 · answered by dwh12345 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
No.
"détroit" is a strait. Comes from the latin "districtus".
2006-10-18 06:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by wizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frustrated Yankee Fan?
2006-10-16 15:23:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋