[pon-tee-ak] 
| 1. | c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64. |
| 2. | a city in SE Michigan. 76,715. |
| 3. | a town in central Illinois. 11,227. |
| Pon·ti·ac 1 (pŏn'tē-āk') Ottawa leader who led a large Native American revolt against the British in the Great Lakes region (1763-1766). |
| Pon·ti·ac 2 (pŏn'tē-āk') A city of southeast Michigan northwest of Detroit. Its carriage-making industry of the 1880s was replaced by automobile manufacturing in the early 20th century. Population: 67,100. |
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