Pontiac

[ pon-tee-ak ]

/ ˈpɒn tiˌæk /

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noun

c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.

a city in SE Michigan.

a town in central Illinois.

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Words nearby Pontiac

Ponta Grossa, Pontchartrain, Pontefract, Pontefract cake, Pontevedra, Pontiac, Pontian, pontianak, pontic, Pontic Mountains, pontifex

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How to use Pontiac in a sentence

I’ve always had a fondness for station wagons, ever since I drove a hulking Pontiac Bonneville Grand Safari across the country many times in my early twenties.
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The jokes land best when you’re surrounded by dozens of other people laughing at the ridiculousness of strapping a rocket to the top of a Pontiac Fiero.
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This was the same Pontiac factory where her father used to work, as a die-maker.
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There, he allegedly pulled her into the back seat of his black Pontiac.
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The same is true for Dodge and Kia, Lincoln and Toyota, and Pontiac and Hyundai.
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We meet Joe when he is a teenager in Pontiac County, Quebec, in the early 1900s.
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Before he sang with Sheryl Crow, Rock drove a Pontiac Firebird in a music video.
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In 1988, a beloved Glendale local, Gov. Evan Mecham, was impeached for secretly lending campaign funds to his Pontiac dealership.
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"Pontiac'll be a fine place by and by," she said, for she had village patriotism deep in her veins.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He knew well enough that this event would make or unmake him in Pontiac.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
"You have twenty-four hours to leave Pontiac," cried De la Riviere, as he left the room.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
In the event of her death, this money shall revert to the parish of Pontiac, in whose graveyard I wish my body to lie.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
In 1763 Pontiac, head-chief of the Ottawas, formed a confederation against the English.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Pontiac

Pontiac

/ (ˈpɒntɪˌæk) /

noun

died 1769, chief of the Ottawa Indians, who led a rebellion against the British (1763–66)

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