American English pronunciation

How to pronounce motown

IPA transcription: ['moʊ,taʊn]

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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

Usage examples

  • "Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power".
  • Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene provided the song's lyrics.
  • It was a Motown-style song reminiscent of Tammi Terrell.
  • His diverse musical tastes range from Alice Cooper to Motown to David Bowie.
  • It is their final album released on Motown Records.
  • It is the group's final album on Motown Records.
  • It was the last album produced under his first contract with Motown Records.
  • Rockwell soon ended his musical career with Motown.
  • Rides Again, and many unreleased Motown recordings.
  • Strong left Motown to restart his career as a recording artist.