Pontiac
Americannoun
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c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
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a city in SE Michigan.
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a town in central Illinois.
noun
Example Sentences
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He said that Hatley told him she had lost her apartment keys in Cynthia’s Pontiac Fiero on the night of the murder.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
My husband had bought this old Pontiac Chieftain, as a surprise for me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
A prosecution application that he be asked to forfeit the Pontiac Firebird was not granted.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
The front section alone that day had two dozen full-page ads for then-mighty brands that would all be gone in little more than a decade: Robinsons-May, Circuit City, the Good Guys, Pontiac.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
Trailing behind Mother, I made my way down the concrete path as she climbed into the driver’s seat behind the wheel of our green Pontiac.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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