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Pontiac

[ pon-tee-ak ]

noun

  1. c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
  2. a city in SE Michigan.
  3. a town in central Illinois.


Pontiac

/ ˈpɒntɪˌæk /

noun

  1. Pontiac1769MOttawa IndianPOLITICS: tribal leader died 1769, chief of the Ottawa Indians, who led a rebellion against the British (1763–66)


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There, he allegedly pulled her into the back seat of his black Pontiac.

The same is true for Dodge and Kia, Lincoln and Toyota, and Pontiac and Hyundai.

We meet Joe when he is a teenager in Pontiac County, Quebec, in the early 1900s.

Before he sang with Sheryl Crow, Rock drove a Pontiac Firebird in a music video.

In 1988, a beloved Glendale local, Gov. Evan Mecham, was impeached for secretly lending campaign funds to his Pontiac dealership.

"Pontiac'll be a fine place by and by," she said, for she had village patriotism deep in her veins.

He knew well enough that this event would make or unmake him in Pontiac.

"You have twenty-four hours to leave Pontiac," cried De la Riviere, as he left the room.

In the event of her death, this money shall revert to the parish of Pontiac, in whose graveyard I wish my body to lie.

In 1763 Pontiac, head-chief of the Ottawas, formed a confederation against the English.

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