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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A car of this make.

   "She pulled up in a big old Pontiac with a lumpy idle."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A municipality in western Quebec, Canada.
2. 2
   A regional county municipality in Quebec, not to be confused with the municipality above.
3. 3
   A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, United States.
5. 5
   An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.

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6. 6
   A city, the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, United States.
7. 7
   A historical village in Rhode Island, United States, located in both Warwick, Kent County, and Cranston, Providence County.
8. 8
   A former brand of car by GM (1926–2010).

   "Pontiac was still offering a 455 V-8 as late as 1976."

Example

More examples

"Pontiac was still offering a 455 V-8 as late as 1976."

Etymology

Most places are named after Pontiac, a war chief, whose name is a borrowing of Ottawa Bwandiag.

Related phrases

Pontiac feverbutler countyclay countycounty seatkent countylivingston countyoakland countyprovidence countyrhode island

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