Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun informal Detroit
  • proper noun poker slang A jack and a five as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
  • proper noun music A style of artists/bands which recorded for Motown Records.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Blend of motor and town

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Motown.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.